Nigerians are innovative, smart and hardworking set of people.

AutoReportNG was in Mowe-Ibafo a city in Ogun state and we decided to board a bus at Ketu, before boarding the bus we noticed some strange object like a gas tank under the seat but just as Lagos drivers can do anything to their vehicles, we overlook it as part of those things. The commercial bus decided to stop at a "Filling Station" to top up his tank, but this one seems to be irregular as the nozzle and the way it was sold was quite different from the regular petrol station. That was when the curiosity in us began to manifest, we asked the driver what's going on why is he buying gas instead of buying petrol, the driver just smiled.

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We were able to engage the driver as we journey along the trip and the driver was kind enough to explain the modalities, according to him, when the problem of fuel and scarcity is about making them go out of business, they think of a smart way to operate and also think of spending less. According to our findings, the vehicle uses an injector engine and with a gas of 900 naira, the driver said he can go from Lagos to Mowe (through and fro) 3 times even when there is traffic. That is very very cheap and cost effective! Imagine how much he will be making in a day just using gas only.

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Let's do the maths a bit, a full bus take 15 passengers and they charged 200 per passenger ((200 * 15) * 2) that is in a trip (through and fro), he will make 6000 naira, imagine going 3 times, that is 18000 using 900 naira gas. Imagine if he goes 10 times in a day, you can imagine.

Wisdom is profitable to direct!

These are some of the pictures we were able to gather...


Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/04/lagos-danfo-buses-now-use-gas-instead.html

Whats your take?

See more pictures here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/04/lagos-danfo-buses-now-use-gas-instead.html

Definitely a mobile bombs waitng to happen ...Bad call..

I also know this is an ad

Atomic Bomb

I don't want a repetition of what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

SalamRushdie:
Definitely a mobile bombs waitng to happen ...Bad call

I asked about this too and I was told its safe, according to him, its a coolant gas, I dont know what that means but personally I raised that concern too..

I am waiting for others to enlight me on this.

CC: Gazzuzz

Very dangerous , Imagine if it explode in traffic ,
Sowore will.look into the matter come next










SOWORE 2019

AutoReportNG:


I asked about this too and I was told its safe, according to him, its a coolant gas, I dont know what that means but personally I raised that concern too..

I am waiting for others to enlight me on this.

How can it be a coolant and yet drive an engine? The vehicle has a combustion chamber with spark plugs. It originally used fuel or diesel which produces fire or spark that causes locomotion. Even ancient trains that used water had to heat it to boiling temperature.
If such "coolant gas" existes its technology can not be in a rickety molue.
What is there is the normal cooking gas (which is cool at room temperature) but very volatile and combustible.

AutoReportNG:


I asked about this too and I was told its safe, according to him, its a coolant gas, I dont know what that means but personally I raised that concern too..

I am waiting for others to enlight me on this.

It's definitely LPG as there is no coolant gas that can time 4 stroke engine ..for him to even lie about that has shows his piping can never even be trusted ..thats a fireball waiting to happen bro

It is a good innovation that needs an adjustment.


Don't put gas cylinders underneath the seats of passengers.

Find another place to put it outside the reach of passengers because of explosion due to leakage & phone calls..



Good Innovation but pls reposition the gas tanks outside the reach of passengers and exhaust pipe.


Place the gas tank underneath the bus and reinforce the protective barrier from leakage.

In order words, put the gas tank in another non rustable steel material in order to reinforce the protective barrier and prevent gas leakage.


Thanks

...if this was safe don't you think the whites would have beaten us to it
...lagos drivers always doing the unthinkable

AutoReportNG:


I asked about this too and I was told its safe, according to him, its a coolant gas, I dont know what that means but personally I raised that concern too..

I am waiting for others to enlight me on this.

CC: Gazzuzz

@ Bolded. It doesn't make sense if it's a coolant.

A coolant or anti-freeze is a liquefied chemical (bluish or greenish in color) that's usually put into the radiator of a car in the cool/cold regions. It regulates the engine's temperature and doesn't freeze during winter UNLIKE water that freezes.

In temperate and hot climate regions like 9ja, they use water instead of coolant which makes absolute sense.

So, I disagree with the purpose of the gas being used. It's just another disaster waiting to happen. These danfo guys are mostly ignorant and illiterates. They risk innocent pple's lives all in the name of 'hustling'.

Nigerians don't deserve this kind of terrible vehicle! Which kind country is this oooooo

Am presently in one and yes dey all make a stop at that same gas station opposite MFM.
Im always scared of entering it cos i feel its
not just because gas is highly explosive
But because of the stack illiterates that
conttoling such a delicate tech.
Dey hardly do any maintanance on dier vehicles
How den will dey den ever know wen this cylinders are undergoing wear n needs to be maintained?
Ww just begging for Gods mercy really

This is forking dangerous.

Even cars specifically made to use gas are dangerous, not to talk of this.

And the bastard even put it under the seats?

Just look at it, it's rusty.

The relevant agencies better look into this and stop it.
This is a serious awaiting disaster.

Lalasticlala

Good thinking good product!

The position of the cylinder is perfect: under the car will expose it friction with the road and possibly explosion, on top of the car it will be exposed to heat.

The pipe work as shown in the image is however poor. It should be encased in an inaccessible pipe and away from direct view of passengers.

The risk here is no different from that in aeroplane, jet and rocket when done right. I'm sure the initial users of pms were equally scared.

This technology has being rocking in Benin city over 4years now....no news of explosion yet

leonn:
This technology has being rocking in Benin city over 4years now....no news of explosion yet

I tire o. Something wey Benin taxi drivers have been using close to 10 years now

This type of white inter state bus with gas cylinder under passengers seat are plenty, new garage before ojota/ afta ojota na their base, half of mazda bus there use this gas cylinder. I cant risk entering it.

IED on the move. This is what bokoharam are using to kill our soldiers in maiduguri.

Its a very good and cheap means of transportation but since the work is not properly done, like every other things we do, without due diligence, its very dangerious.

A very big time ticking bomb waiting to go Boom!!!!

mank1234:
Good thinking good product!

The position of the cylinder is perfect: under the car will expose it friction with the road and possibly explosion, on top of the car it will be exposed to heat.

The pipe work as shown in the image is however poor. It should be encased in an inaccessible pipe and away from direct view of passengers.

The risk here is no different from that in aeroplane, jet and rocket when done right. I'm sure the initial users of pms were equally scared.

SalamRushdie:
Definitely a mobile bombs waitng to happen ...Bad call..

I also know this is an ad

That installation was so poorly done! The gas tank is supposed to be placed in the trunk, and NOT under the passenger's seat! Safety locks, anti-roll devices and valves are also absent. There should also be a fire-retardant casing surrounding the tank...

YorubaAssasin:
@ Bolded. It doesn't make sense if it's a coolant.

A coolant or anti-freeze is a liquefied chemical (bluish or greenish in color) that's usually put into the radiator of a car in the cool/cold regions. It regulates the engine's temperature and doesn't freeze during winter UNLIKE water that freezes.

In temperate and hot climate regions like 9ja, they use water instead of coolant which makes absolute sense.

So, I disagree with the purpose of the gas being used. It's just another disaster waiting to happen. These danfo guys are mostly ignorant and illiterates. They risk innocent pple's lives all in the name of 'hustling'.

The gas being used is not a coolant, but compressed natural gas (CNG), a form of methane.

laudate:


That installation was so poorly done! The gas tank is supposed to be placed in the trunk, and NOT under the passenger's seat! Safety locks, anti-roll devices and valves are also absent. There should also be a fire-retardant casing surrounding the tank...

Thank you for this post. I had to share it cos you acknowledge the positives in the technology in addition to stating how to make it safer.
With the few modifications you mentioned that technology can be made safer and world class.

Till the bus explodes.....

GAZZUZZ come & convert my honda to gas oh..

People have been using cooking gas to run generator sets for some years in Nigeria now, I also saw a thread here on Nairaland about someone who converts cars to run on gas so it's not a new technology BUT you see this danfo ? I no go enter am lailai, I can wave you from afar though

Bobbybube:
How can it be a coolant and yet drive an engine? The vehicle has a combustion chamber with spark plugs. It originally used fuel or diesel which produces fire or spark that causes locomotion. Even ancient trains that used water had to heat it to boiling temperature.
If such "coolant gas" existes its technology can not be in a rickety molue.
What is there is the normal cooking gas (which is cool at room temperature) but very volatile and combustible.

It is not normal cooking gas. It is CNG - compressed natural gas.

RZArecta2:
People have been using cooking gas to run generator sets for some years in Nigeria now, I also saw a thread here on Nairaland about someone who converts cars to run on gas so it's not a new technology BUT you see this danfo ? I no go enter am lailai, I can wave you from afar though

LOL

thebigkendo:
GAZZUZZ come & convert my honda to gas oh..

Are you serious? There are companies that do this conversion in Lagos already.