Singapore, September 21 - interest in compressed natural gas (CNG) cars has fizzled out after a brief spurt.The trend can be blamed on a number of factors - the languishing car market, a persistent shortage of refuelling facilities, negative publicity over poorly carried out petrol-to-gas conversions and even the uncertainty hanging over the tax break granted to such cars.
The numbers from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) say it best: Only 25 or so CNG cars were registered in the first eight months of this year, down from 250 last year and 2,000 the year before. Full story
