Auto LPG can be a cleaner fuel option, finds study
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If you are one among those who are looking for a cleaner and cheaper energy alternative, then study suggests that auto LPG can be a better fuel option than regularly used petrol and diesel.
The results of the latest emission tests conducted by Indian Auto LPG Coalition validates Auto LPG as one of the cleanest alternative fuels as the Tailpipe emissions from Auto LPG have been found to be significantly lesser than even BS-VI compliant petrol vehicles.
The tests compared petrol and Auto LPG emissions across the key BS-VI parameters - Carbon Monoxide (CO), total hydrocarbons (THC), non-methane hydrocarbons (NmHC) and Oxides of Nitrogen (Nox). Auto LPG was found to emit almost 52 per cent lesser carbon monoxides, 47 per cent less total hydrocarbons and 50 per cent less non-methane hydrocarbons as compared to Petrol and at an extraordinary 82 per cent lower emissions for CO, 70 per cent lower for THC, 62 per cent lower for NmHC and 81 per cent lower NOx than the BSVI limits.
Auto LPG emissions were found to be much below Petrol and at just a fraction of the BS-VI limits, making it a highly viable alternative fuel that if adopted widely has the potential to accelerate India's clean energy goals.
"Until Electric Vehicles become viable commercially and infrastructure-wise, we need clean fuel to act as a bridge between a petrol-driven present and an electric future. Auto LPG is best suited to act as that bridging fuel. We need a positive policy push from the government to bring about a mass shift to Auto LPG." said Suyash Gupta, Director General, Indian Auto LPG Coalition (IAC).
Interestingly, Auto LPG is almost 45% cheaper than petrol which makes it a pocket-friendly for consumers. Also, Passenger vehicles, be it cars, two-wheelers, or three-wheelers, can easily switch to Auto LPG by installing an LPG conversion kit which allows it to run on both petrol as well as Auto LPG.
Reducing the prohibitive GST rate of 28% on conversion kits and subsidizing kit costs for consumers can bring about a wide clean switch, impacting our air almost immediately." added Suyash Gupta.
Indian Auto LPG Coalition (IAC) is the nodal body for the promotion of Auto LPG in India. Members of the Coalition include the Oil Sector PSUs, Private Auto LPG marketers, Kit Suppliers and Equipment Manufacturers.