Grawburg Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 What's with the huge propane tanks in the back of the BKK taxis? I see gas caps on the sides of these things as well so are they propane powered or gas powered or both? Is there a law here requiring the propane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) NGV is cheaper. Edited April 29, 2010 by metisdead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I know some honda civics use liquified natural gas.It's cheaper and cleaner than gasoline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Drucker Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 BKK taxis have been required to run on gas (not gasoline) since at least the late 90's. Originally it was liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, a.k.a. "cooking gas" in Thailand. More recently, they have been using natural gas (a.k.a. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV). Since these vehicles are converted after manufacture, you are still seeing the stock gasoline filler pipe remaining. Many trucks and busses have also been converted to natural gas. You also see racks of bottle tanks behind the cabs on many trucks, and in the cargo holds on busses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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