[TransCab] Chevrolet pricing out !
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Good taxi companies come out with different taxis all the time ....
Suppress each other .
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cng up? throw key! rental up? throw key! throw key!
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Originally posted by Poolman:
Good taxi companies come out with different taxis all the time ....
Suppress each other .
surpress each other? pls la more like surpressin the taxi drivers.
Once the crown gets scrapped , once the Wishes are scrapped , THERE WILL BE NO $90 taxis around anymore.
This is a colluded attempt to up rentals.
On what grounds does smrt and transcab have to charge $113?? its is freaking expensive.
BUT demand is there mah. $113 people also take. so rentals how to come down?
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best is more throw key for Wish lah...as long as they dun adjust the incentive, i will stick to Wish...only setback is the f**king servicing...
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Bcl is back!
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Ya man , i dun need to complaint , some oldies will do so .
Like what Sun-Zi had said : " The war was won before the war ."
I dun need to teach people how to run a Wish , their style cannot match mine . They cannot tahan , they throw key , not my problem .
I have my ways of running a Wish .
Fucking service also not my problem ..
My problem is on the 10th , i got that incentive into my account or not ;
My problem is my relief happy or not ;
So far so good , hahahahaha .
Not many people can run a CNG taxi , to be honest .
And earn money , really .
U heard those people who switch to other taxis , those reasons they gave to why they quit , just wanna make me laugh .
First they complaint to me CNG expensive ... They insist "$1.70 per litre" they claimed , wanna laugh .
They said better use petrol to run a cab .
Oh my god .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
CNG per kilogram = $1.66 .
Conversion from KG to Litres = $1.27 / litre
$1.27 per litre , present 7% discount card = $1.19 nett .
Not cheaper than Chevrolet ?
1kg CNG = 1.51 litres of petrol
$1.66 / 1.51 litres = $1.10 per litre of CNG (assuming CNG density equivalent to petrol)
http://www.cng.com.sg/cng-properties.html
The footnotes of the webpage is referring to "petrol".
Petrol and Diesel have different densities. (all approximation)
Diesel = 0.832 kg/litre ==>> 1kg = 1.20 litres
Petrol = 0.740 kg/litre ==>> 1kg = 1.35 litres
CNG = 0.430 kg/litre ==>> 1kg = 2.32 litres
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Just bringing up an old news on CNG. Is this the cause of Transcab bringing in Chev? I really wonder what is the future of CNG in Singapore? Any views pls?
End of road for CNG cars ?
Tax break to end this year; duty to be levied on gas from next year
By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent
WITH compressed natural gas (CNG) cars being ineligible for the green vehicle rebate (GVR) and a duty being levied on gas from next year, two reactions have surfaced.
In one camp are the detractors, who say the developments will sound the death knell for the sputtering CNG industry. In the other are proponents who believe that gas will still be cheaper than other fuels, even with the levy.
The GVR - given out in the last decade to buyers of CNG, petrol- electric hybrid and full-electric cars - reduces the main car registration tax by 40 per cent. The rebate was supposed to have expired by the end of this year, but it was announced at last week's Budget that it would be extended until Dec 31 next year.
But not for CNG cars.
The Government had announced in 2009 that GVR for these cars would cease by the end of this year, citing that they were not ' significantly cleaner ' than petrol cars. It had also added then that a 20-cent- a-kg duty would be levied on gas sold at the pumps from Jan1 next year.
Nevertheless, some in the industry were still surprised.
For example, Mr Gilbert von der Aue, who heads C. Melchers' oil and gas department, said he had assumed that the minister's latest announcement extending the GVR had superseded the 2009 one. 'No one informed us of this, and certainly no one has engaged the industry on this,' he said. He added: 'In any case, I think what we've been doing for green vehicles has always been too little, too late. Instead of one-, two-year extensions, we should have permanent incentives based on what's in a vehicle's exhaust.'
Mr Johnny Harjantho, Smart Cab's managing director, said that with the duty, the savings CNG users have been enjoying will no longer be substantial. Others said CNG cabbies, numbering about 2,700 and growing, will be the hardest hit. But Trans-Cab, with its 2,000 CNG cabs, is optimistic. Its managing director, Mr Teo Kiang Ang, said CNG will still be cheaper than petrol or diesel after the duty: 'Our drivers spend $30-plus a day on CNG, compared with around $45 on diesel.'
Prime Taxis, which has about 40 petrol-electric hybrid taxis on the road, is cheering the extended validity of the GVR and plans to expand its fleet of such cabs to 200 by year's end. Its general manager, Mr Tan Soon Chye, said: 'It's why our company is focusing on hybrid taxis.'
Land Transport Authority figures indicate 2,709 gas-run passenger cars as at the end of last month, up 1.2 per cent from that at the end of 2009. In that period, the number of CNG cabs jumped 43.3 per cent to 2,659 units.
Reacting to news of the duty, retiree Yap Wee Meng, 62, who owns a CNG-petrol bi-fuel Chevrolet, said: 'That's not very encouraging. I won't be too eager to use CNG then.'
He has been toggling between petrol and gas for his car, spending about $17 every two days on gas. He estimates that the duty will push his bill to $20. Mr Albert Pang, managing director of Chevrolet dealer Alpine Motors, said demand for CNG models peaked when petrol prices soared in 2008.
He said: 'CNG cars are still not as refined. There are still some hiccups, like power loss and occasional stalling.' Of the five gas refuelling stations here, one has since closed. -
who's fault ?
Environmental fault ?
Users fault ?
No lar , fucking PAP government , money money money ...
One question : Does the PAP government really need that "Green" money ?
Because of one government , the greener government no longer greener .
Nevermind , it's a slap to Lee Kuan Yew , he is the one to encourage to go green .
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Anyway this is good move ....
Now do you think next year , TransCab will take back that CNG $656 incentive on us ?
I have 4 more years to go ... without contract .
If i am the boss .... i really do not dare taking out , instead , i will pay more to encourage people from throwing keys .
Trust me .
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In fact since it was announced , the CNG those authority has quietly increase bits by bits each fortnight .
Until something like near to $0.20 per kg mark .
I used to pump $1.44 per kg ....
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Originally posted by Bo Call Liao:
surpress each other? pls la more like surpressin the taxi drivers.
Once the crown gets scrapped , once the Wishes are scrapped , THERE WILL BE NO $90 taxis around anymore.
This is a colluded attempt to up rentals.
On what grounds does smrt and transcab have to charge $113?? its is freaking expensive.
BUT demand is there mah. $113 people also take. so rentals how to come down?
Spot on!
Once it goes up it will never ever come down!
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CNG was levied at $0.20 per kg because CNG taxis , those road taxes they paid , are salon cars road taxes , not diesel road taxes .
Those fucking PAP government thought they have lost a substancial amount of taxi taxes from CNG , that is why it was levy .
PAP created this loop hole , now they again , use money to "suppress" end users .
Fuck PAP , pay me a million dollar to do a simple job like that , i also can do .
Any problem ? Money can solve .... paid a million cannot come out with more solutions , tax only , fuck lar PAP ....
Fuck off let me do the job .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
Ya man , i dun need to complaint , some oldies will do so .
Like what Sun-Zi had said : " The war was won before the war ."
I dun need to teach people how to run a Wish , their style cannot match mine . They cannot tahan , they throw key , not my problem .
I have my ways of running a Wish .
Fucking service also not my problem ..
My problem is on the 10th , i got that incentive into my account or not ;
My problem is my relief happy or not ;
So far so good , hahahahaha .
Not many people can run a CNG taxi , to be honest .
And earn money , really .
U heard those people who switch to other taxis , those reasons they gave to why they quit , just wanna make me laugh .
First they complaint to me CNG expensive ... They insist "$1.70 per litre" they claimed , wanna laugh .
They said better use petrol to run a cab .
Oh my god .
knn lah, what's so difficult in using CNG? to be honest lah.. if i can manage, everyone else also can one lah...it all boils down to time management lah...
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Originally posted by Poolman:
Anyway this is good move ....
Now do you think next year , TransCab will take back that CNG $656 incentive on us ?
I have 4 more years to go ... without contract .
If i am the boss .... i really do not dare taking out , instead , i will pay more to encourage people from throwing keys .
Trust me .
ya lor.. should reward those who stick with cng mah....
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Reward?? wonder if they ever invite you for their dinner and dance.
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I have got rumour that current TransCab crown that scrapped and got that new Chevrolet Epica will get to pay a little lower than new applicants for the Chev .
Maybe as much as $5 lower per cab .
Just some oldies from CNG station told me .
Maybe ... it should be that way .
Wrong ?
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New taxis coming out seem like the fashion of today TD, but then the rental will also go up, no different for TD, could be a lost for us. What gain is the customers, taxis companies and the govt.
New taxis give customer a better and comfortable ride at the same fare, taxis companies can collect higher rental fees and spent less on maintainence including parts etc etc, and for govt, taxi companies high profits reflect a higher corporate tax and also new taxi also help to give a good image to Singapore in its objective toward a first world taxis.
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Originally posted by bowah:
New taxis coming out seem like the fashion of today TD, but then the rental will also go up, no different for TD, could be a lost for us. What gain is the customers, taxis companies and the govt.
New taxis give customer a better and comfortable ride at the same fare, taxis companies can collect higher rental fees and spent less on maintainence including parts etc etc, and for govt, taxi companies high profits reflect a higher corporate tax and also new taxi also help to give a good image to Singapore in its objective toward a first world taxis.
Yah lor everytin up juz that fare nber up........ -
why so many throw key? i just got my TVL, now waiting for transcab to pass me a wish 2.0 to start driving. it been a week now dun know when transcab will pass me the taxi. anyone know?
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Dunno the exact figures of hirers throwing back those keys .
Most people who had return a wish , according to feedbacks .
1. Those staying outside west side , cannot find a long term relief .
2.Even those with relief , has got dispute regarding CNG issues .
3.Those hirers from Sengkang , Punggol , Hougang , AMK area , pissed off by Serangoon North Station .
4.They do not know the "tricks" , or "routine" , or " pattern" to drive a CNG cab .
5.Some heads still sticking with pattern of "diesels" when driving a CNG cab .
6.CNG cost alot more than diesel (they thought so) .
7.SMRT and TransCab launching the new Chevrolet .
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As i've said before , if u staying quite a distance away from Toh Tuck or Mandai ... say 20km away , i still think it is not suitable for you to drive a CNG taxi .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
As i've said before , if u staying quite a distance away from Toh Tuck or Mandai ... say 20km away , i still think it is not suitable for you to drive a CNG taxi .
can lar, like me stay Ah Pong last time drive cng also huat mah..... :P -
Originally posted by komade:
can lar, like me stay Ah Pong last time drive cng also huat mah..... :PKnn, u drive tis
also huat 1........ -
Originally posted by Maczhang:
why so many throw key? i just got my TVL, now waiting for transcab to pass me a wish 2.0 to start driving. it been a week now dun know when transcab will pass me the taxi. anyone know?
Many ppl throw key meh?
Only ALN alway said nia, nvr do....