Mahindra & Mahindra have announced a new company approved CNG kit the Logan. The new CNG kit is available for the 1.4 GLE/GLX variants of the Logan in the cities of Mumbai and Delhi. The company is claiming a fuel efficiency of 15-20 km per kg with new kit, which would reduce the running costs of the vehicle substantially. The costs with the kit would work out to be Rs. 1.62-2.26 per km, as against Rs. 3.93 – 6.11/km on petrol, according to the company. That translates into a running cost reduction of as much as 60 percent in the extreme case.
The new CNG kits are made by Landi Renzo (Italy) and will be supplied and fitted by Logicon Alternate Fuels Pvt. Ltd. Customers will have to pay an additional Rs 56,000 for the kit. The kit cylinder has a 12 kg capacity, of which actual consumable gas that can be filled is 9.5 kg. The kit comes with a warranty of 2yrs/50000kms.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Arun Malhotra, Senior Vice President, Sales & Customer Care, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said “With issues such as climate change and carbon footprint taking centre stage globally, eco-friendly transportation has become the need of the hour and hence the launch of a company approved CNG kit. It also reduces the running cost effectively. The Logan has witnessed a spurt in sales in the recent months, reflecting customer satisfaction with the product, especially the space offered & fuel efficiency. ”