TransCab Services to roll out 2,000 new CNG
taxis
SINGAPORE: Local taxi company, TransCab Services, plans to
roll out 2,000 new cabs that will run on compressed natural gas
(CNG) over the next one to two years.
This was revealed as its parent company, Union Energy, launched a
ground breaking ceremony on Thursday to commence construction of
what is said to be the world's largest CNG refuelling station in
Singapore.
Located along Old Toh Tuck Road at Bukit Timah, it will be
Singapore's fifth CNG station when ready, and Union Energy's first
foray into the CNG market.
The new CNG station, to be named C-Nergy, will be built over 7,000
square metres of land.
Up to 46 CNG vehicles will be able to refuel at any one point in
time.
Union Energy says it expects C-Nergy to be open to the public by
August this year.
The company says the station will also be used to service its
existing and new CNG taxis.
TransCab currently operates some 2,600 taxis -- 500 of which run on
CNG.
- CNA/yt