New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- At a time when the cost of petrol and diesel floats around Rs.100 a litre on average, CNG has found a greater footprint in the Indian passenger vehicle market. Almost every car manufacturer in the mass segment sells petrol-CNG powertrains in their respective passenger vehicle offerings. This not only allows the consumers to select from a wider powertrain options, but also to save a lot of money in the long run.

Gone are the days when CNG used to be considered the fuel for commercial vehicles. Nowadays, even the upmarket feature-packed private cars are available with petrol-CNG bi-fuel powertrain. This offers the customers of those cars to run the vehicle both on petrol and CNG as per their preference, ensuring a long...