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bul_red.gif (868 bytes) Safety of CNG Buses in Delhi: Findings and Recommendations
Lennart Erlandsson and Christopher Weaver
August 9, 2002

This follow-up to the first independent technical study (see below) examines new problems that have croppped up as a result of the unprecedented expansion in the scale of the CNG programme in Delhi. It pays special attention to inspection and safety norms, and includes various compliance procedures, institutional changes and training requirements to mitigate current and future safety problems. This report evaluates how Delhi, which has the world’s largest CNG city bus fleet with 7,100 buses, is meeting the challenge of large-scale deployment of a new technology. (download pdf File)

bul_red.gif (868 bytes) Status of Implementation of CNG as a Fuel for Urban Buses in Delhi
Frank Dursbeck, Lennart Erlandsson and Christopher Weaver May 23, 2001

The first in the series of independent technical assessments by three CNG experts, this report provides a clear roadmap to help the government design appropriate policies, chart new action plans and re-orient strategies to implement the CNG programme in India’s capital. Its release coincided with the introduction of CNG buses in the capital amidst the furore raised about their safety and performance. (download pdf File)

bul_red.gif (868 bytes) Through the smokesrceen of lies: Myths and Facts about CNG - August 2001.
Resistance from the diesel lobby and lack of support from the government are out to sabotage the Supreme Court orders to move the buses, auto and taxis to CNG. (download pdf file)
bul_red.gif (868 bytes) New CNG factsheet (in pdf format cngfact.pdf size-131 KB )
More and more countries across the world is taking the natural gas path to clean up the dirty air. Read in the updated CNG factsheet (download pdf file)
bul_red.gif (868 bytes) New Diesel factsheet (in pdf format factdies.pdf size-88 KB )
The diesel lobby is crying hoarse to prove diesel as the fuel of the future. But, if diesel is so clean why are more and more governments moving away from it? (download pdf file)
bul_red.gif (868 bytes) New Diesel monograph (in pdf format dieselmo.pdf size-693 KB )
An indepth analysis of why diesel is so bad for our health - and what needs to be done. (download pdf file)