Upcoming CNG Cars in India in 2022 •
Posted by Arun Dagar On 27-Jan-2022 07:31 AM 1874 Views
The rise in fuel prices have forced the customers to look for alternate options for powering their vehicles. Since, electric vehicles are still in their nascent stage in India, the most favoured option is the CNG vehicles in India. CNG cars have been present in the country for many years but they were mostly preferred by taxi fleet owners and not by private car buyers due to many factors.
Private car buyers were hesitant to move towards CNG cars because of myths regarding the car being highly underpowered compared to the conventional fuel models, CNG cars being less fuel efficient and range anxiety, due to low number of specific, fuel-filling stations, but all this has changed as car manufacturers are offering their mainstream cars with CNG options and all the features found in conventional fuel powered cars, also Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) being better in terms of pollution level compared to petrol and diesel powered vehicles have helped people to lean more towards CNG. This has made private car owners to buy CNG cars and the sales too has been on the rise with the year 2021 proving to be a record breaker in terms of sales. Maruti Suzuki was the earliest CNG adopter in the country and has the largest CNG car portfolio in the country. The highest selling Maruti CNG cars, are the Maruti Suzuki Wagon R CNG starting price Rs. 5.83 lakhs, being the best CNG car in India, followed by the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga CNG starting price Rs. 9.66 lakhs. Hyundai also has three CNG cars in its line-up, the Hyundai Santro CNG starting price Rs. 6.09 lakhs, the Hyundai Grand i10 Nios CNG starting price Rs. 6.99 lakhs the Hyundai Aura CNG starting price Rs. 7.74 lakhs and is looking to expand its CNG footprint.