Following on from the production commencement in September last year, more 3-wheeler taxis have been fitted with the Envirofit retrofit kit.
The 3 wheelers, a key part of the Philippines and other Asian cities traffic infrastructure typically use 100 to 125 cc 2 stroke engines, noted for their good toque at low speed and low maintenance costs.
Envirofit, a licensee to Orbital's technology, developed the direct injection retrofit kit in order to address the serious emission problem of the existing 2 stroke engine taxis. As a part of this process, Envirofit set up the local infrastructure needed to support both the vehicle conversion and to provide the on going support. Each taxi converted effectively eliminates more than a ton of air pollution every year as well as offering up to 35-40% fuel economy benefit.
Today, with over 200 taxis operating in Vigan and Puerto Princesa in the Philippines, the retrofitted taxi fleet has achieved around 3,000,000 kms.
Interviews with drivers, as reported in local Philippines newspapers have been very positive. Tricycle drivers said they are spending only half of their usual gasoline and 2 stroke oil expenses when they started using the DI kit.
"Before I used the DI kit, I was spending about P100 to P150 for gasoline alone. Ever since I used the DI kit, I am now spending about P60 a day," one tricycle owner said. He said this is a big help because he can now financially support the needs of his children in school.
Mr. Ron Bills, CEO and Chairman of Envirofit comments "This technology and fleet of retrofits has performed extremely well. We have received excellent feedback from both vehicle operators and our distributor/dealer network. We are proving commercial viability, and invite additional distributors and dealers to contact us to explore expansion and profit making opportunities."
Synerject, the 50:50 Joint Venture partnership between Orbital and Continental supplies the air injector and other key Engine Management System components to Envirofit.
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