Update - 23/04/2021 - The performance of your scooter will be decreased if you install the CNG kit. But on the positive side, the economy will surely be increased by a margin.
With the prices of petrol rising day by day, the overall running costs of the vehicles is climbing and is taking a major toll on the monthly toll. However, there is a piece of good news for those who extensively use an automatic scooter as these can now be fitted with a CNG kit. The two-wheeler CNG kit price starts from Rs 15,000 and will definitely save a lot of money on your monthly travel. Read on to find more details.
For starters, this CNG can be retrofitted on any petrol scooter and is currently being offered by many CNG kit providers. One such kit is being offered by LOVATO which is priced at Rs 15,000 and is being imported from Italy. The scooters fitted with CNG kits will be able to run on both, petrol as well CNG and will have a small CNG cylinder has a rated capacity of close to 1.2-L Litre. Having said that, the users will be able to switch between petrol and CNG mode as and when required. The CNG kit is fitted below the rider's seat, in the storage box while the cylinders are placed at the front.
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The users are reporting an average mileage of around 70-80 km/kg which is definitely impressive. The prices of the CNG in Delhi is hovering around Rs 47-48 /kg and with the mileage, the vehicle will deliver, the owners will surely be able to recover the cost of retrofitting the CNG kit in less than a year. The performance however will be slightly affected when the vehicle will be used on CNG and the suspension too will have to handle the additional load.
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