Pump up on CNG

First dedicated refuelling station outside Jurong Island opens

WHILE it may be early days yet for compressed natural gas (CNG) cars here, there has been a surge in demand for the environmentally friendly vehicles in recent months from both taxi fleet operators and individuals, as CNG suppliers set up more refuelling stations.

Yesterday, Smart Energy — an affiliate of taxi operator Smart Automobile — opened Singapore's first dedicated CNG refuelling station outside Jurong Island.

The station in Mandai joins a smaller SembCorp Gas-run CNG operation at Jalan Buroh, which operates two CNG pumps at a tri-fuel SPC petrol kiosk.

Smart Energy's 10-pump station, which can serve up to 200 cars an hour…

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