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Hello,

Do you have 1MZ engine in stock? If yes, how much?

Jangbajantis:
This is exactly what I'm referring to.

But that was not what you explained. How does this affect timing except for 15minutes break to refill CNG as CNG station?

Jangbajantis:
Take this example: fill up two cars and put them on the road, one with petrol and the other with CNG, let's say both with 60cl. Destination is Benin City.

Fuel car reaches destination in 3 hours with 40cl, remaining 20cl.

CNG car reaches destination with the exact 60cl in about 5 to 6 hours.

So I believe most people would prefer fuel although more expensive.

You got it wrongly here....range has nothing with speed or time taken to reach a destination.
In your example, it should be more of ;
Car A & Car B travels similar distance,

Car A consumed 10L costing N6,000 and
Car B consumed 10 SCM of CNG which is equivalent of 50L of CNG costing N2,000

Again, it has nothing to do with speed or time taken to get to destination

Jangbajantis:
Are you talking about speed or consumption? If it's speed, it's understandable and people would grab it. Who speed help? But if it's consumption (as in, which one burns faster) then fuel although costlier will still be preferred.

I am not talking about speed. It is "consumption"...but I will like to know how you came to conclusion that a more expensive option will be preferred?

Jangbajantis:
Ah! Op said a full tank CNG will cover lower miles than a full tank petrol and diesel. So comparatively it's not really cheap in that sense. The more you look the less you see.

He was talking about range (distance that your car will cover at a certain fuel level, in this case, when your car is filled up with either gas or petrol). So, he is saying when your car is filled up with a 60L of petrol, you will travel more distance than when it is filled up with 60L of gas. But of course price of gas/L is cheaper than price of petrol/L. FYI, CNG is sold in SCM. 60L CNG tank will take about 12-15SCM of CNG depending on pressure and where you refill. So, at N200/SCM retail price, cost to fill up 60L CNG is between N2,400 and N3,000 compared to petrol of N36,000 for same 60L.
The common denominator to determine the cheaper one is to do a calc on cost/KM which OP already did.