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One of the most iconic and luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz has decided to bring in a car in to India which runs on the cheapest Auto fuel in the world, compressed natural gas (CNG). Now, this makes the CNG-compliant benz cars more fuel efficient than India’s cheapest cars Maruti 800 which run on petrol. Get this, the new CNG variant of the Merc runs over 20 KM on a KG of CNG against it petrol brethren which guzzle at least a litre for every 12 KM’s. And the good news doesn’t end there if you consider that CNG comes at half the price - Rs 19 (US 0.5$) against Rs 45.52 (just a tad more than 1US$).

Well, Mercedes is making its intentions clear with this, as energy crisis grips the world and speculations mount about hefty fuel price hikes, CNG has taken center stage in Mercedes’s India plans at least if not for the world.

“We have some cars running on CNG in India. It’s a successful technology and has been developed over the years. We are also trying the bio-diesel option on the E Class saloon here. If these extensive trials are successful, we shall introduce these cars in India too,” said a Daimler India senior executive.

—Source—> Economic Times Article.

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