Many Nigerians have taken the push for compressed natural gas (CNG) adoption in vehicles with a pinch of salt. Concerns range from the cost to safety. Using personal experience and professional expertise, Tunde Onakoya, an auto mechanic and CEO of AutoClinic, addresses these issues and more about CNG in this interview with PAUL OMOROGBE.
The first question that comes to people’s mind about CNG especially after that explosion in Benin City is about the safety. What can you say to that?
Is it really safe? Yes, CNG is very safe. I daresay unequivocally that CNG is safer than petrol, than diesel, than cooking gas. Well, it’s safer because, let’s look at it from the scientific standpoint to start with. Petrol is highly flammable. It wouldn’t matter the concentration of petrol you have in a space, it will burn. Diesel, the same thing. Diesel burns and even burns hotter than petrol. What we call their flashpoints are relatively very low, the point at which they catch fire….