Beyond the conventions of EV, CNG and Hybrid Vehicles a new type of vehicle has seemingly penetrated the Indian Automotive sector. Just when we had thought that there couldn’t have been any further development in the overall genesis of eco friendly vehicles here is another one that uses byproducts from farming and dairy facilities to power vehicles.
The Fronx CBG variant that was showcased an the Bharat Mobility Expo seemingly has been fitted with a new engine that has the capability to run in bio gas. Compressed bio gas is often the product of treated waste that can be used to run vehicles. As per the vehicle that has been seen in the video, it seems that it can run on both a CNG module as well as a CBG module where compressed Bio Gas would be able to power the vehicle. The Car had been reported about by rnkautos on Instagram.
While the prospects of such a car might seem quite slim as of yet recently Suzuki had showcased plans of how they would be strategizing their focus on the establishment of plans that would use cow dung to produce biogas which in future could possibly power CNG cars.
Suzuki’s New Initiative
This new initiative falls under the ambit of overall initiatives taken by the manufacturer to reduce overall carbon emissions. As per Suzuki the bio gas that these new establishments produce can be harnessed and supplied to power CNG vehicles. As per the presentation that Suzuki has presented these new automotive solutions wouldn’t only cater to the national market, instead these vehicles would be exported to markets such as Africa, ASEAN and Japan, which has a expansive farming regions.
To help and establish a new infrastructure of bio gas containment and processing Suzuki has signed an all new Memorandum of Understanding with National Dairy Development in 2022 to start biogas demonstration project.
Expected Mileage
As per the overall plans Suzuki has went forth and communicated how the move is inline with carbon Neutrality that is to be achieved by Paris Agreement by the manufacturer. This new approach would be manufacturers way of balancing carbon emissions between the added production of new vehicles and keeping the co2 emissions in check. Once the initial infrastructure has been established its possible that the Bio gas fixed rate would be Rs90 per kg and depending upon the specs of the CNG cars its possible that for a kg of CBG a car can do 20 to 25 km’s.
