as on november 10 price of cng is rs5650 per kg whereas the price of diesel and petrol is rs7428 and rs8116 per litre respectively kochi increasing fuel price and financial crisis induced by the pandemic have forced people especially those who depend on vehicles for their livelihood to look for economically more viable options to lessen their financial burden it seems cng only vehicles have come as a blessing in disguise for such people proof of which is rise in registration of such vehicles in the district especially within city limits in the past few months according to data from motor vehicles department advt thirty cng vehicles were registered in ernakulam rto limit till first week of november this year whereas it was just five in 2019 of the 30 27 vehicles were registered in the past few months aluva mattancherry and tripunithura also witnessed similar trendin 2019 no cng vehicles were registered in mattancherry and tripunithura this year after lockdown restrictions were relaxed both these places together witnessed 21 cng registrations most of the vehicles registered were autorickshaws stakeholders say lesser expenditure compared to diesel and petrol could have made people opt for cng vehicles besides more automobile companies have started launching cng vehicles in the marketconversion from diesel to cng is a cumbersome procedure moreover operating cng vehicles is financially more viable more cng and electric vehicles would be introduced in the market in near future as steps have been taken in that direction said ernakulam rto babu johnbut shortage of cng fuelling stations in the district is a cause for concern for many owners only seven stations of the indian oil corporation are functioning in ernakulamhowever demand for the fuel has not picked up as movement of people have come down drastically thanks to covid19 we used to sell around 6000kg of cng fuel per day and most of our customers were auto drivers currently we sell only around 2000kg per day said satheesh kumar supervisor of a fuel station in cheranelloor advt as on november 10 price of cng is rs5650 per kg whereas the price of diesel and petrol is rs7428 and rs8116 per litre respectively compared to diesel and petrol pollution from cng is minimal however new cng stations are not expected in future as governments thrust is on electric mobility says m b symandabhadran convener of ernakulam auto drivers coordination committee by t c sreemol tnn published on nov 11 2020 at 0843 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates