World Tour Using NGV as Alternative Fuel !!!

In proving that NGV can be the best alternative fuel for all car users and of course Malaysian, I would like to discuss about this particular project by Volkswagon Caddy.

The project is well covered at: http://www.ecofuel-world-tour.com

Main objective is to: One of the goals of the EcoFuel World Tour is to show that natural gas is a globally available fuel that constitutes a real alternative to conventional fuel types based on mineral oil. And also from an ecological point of view, this alternative fuel is absolutely convincing: the Volkswagen Caddy EcoFuel’s emissions contain clearly lower volumes of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and soot particles than petrol or diesel-driven vehicles. And it is the team’s goal to increase the public’s awareness of these strong advantages of natural gas as a fuel.

Last Tuesday the team was in Kuala Lumpur and was reported in the Star:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/23/nation/16646845&sec=nation


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KL to Bangkok and back for only RM368

PETALING JAYA:

Fancy this – driving 3,000km from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok and back again, and all at a cost of only RM368. It is possible, but only if you're driving a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicle. Compare that to a 1.8L petrol-powered car which would probably need about RM600 to cover the same distance.

For EcoFuel World Tour organiser and driver Rainier Zietlow, 36, he believes that CNG is the way to go, and it is “the only alternative fuel which can be bought easily”.

Going for the record: Zietlow (waving) on the CNG Volkswagen Caddy with his crew (from left) Hilpert, Gunold and Janusiewicz. “CNG causes less pollution, is more environmentally friendly, it costs less than petrol, and the engine is quieter. “While there are disadvantages to it, the advantages heavily outweighs them,” he told the press yesterday after making his stop in Malaysia with his three team mates – photographer Franz Janusiewicz, cameraman Falk Gunold and mechanic Florian Hilpert.

Malaysia is the 16th in the list of 23 countries this German team is crossing, in their attempt to set a Guinness World Record by driving a standard CNG Volkswagen Caddy 45,000km around the world powered only by fuel bought en route.

The only modification that Zietlow has made to his Caddy, was adding nine carbon gas tanks to the four standard steel gas tanks that come with the vehicle. The gas used is the same as that used by the NGV (Natural Gas Vehicles) taxis operating in the Klang Valley.

That allows him to fill up to a maximum of 200kg gas, enabling him to drive 3,000km before needing to refill his gas tanks. Their next stops will be Singapore, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Canada and from there, back to Germany on April 12.

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We wish the best for the team and we hope once they complete the whole tour, NGV will no longer be looked as a second class fuel among car users.