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                        Magomed Tolboev, President of GT7 Group of Companies

                                   

                 

      Ecological, economic and  social dimensions of «Fuel  Race”

 

       An abstract of an  interview  given  to “AGZ+AT” Journal by 

       Magomed  Tolboyev, President of “GT7” group of companies,

       Hero of Russia, Merited Test Pilot of Russia, Doctor of Engineering  Science.

 

Monitoring of Russian and foreign press  publications on the subject of alternative motor fuels  lead readers to  controversial conclusions: there is a definite  “race for biofuel” but many scientists  warn that  biofuel production on a  great scale is harmful for the world ecology.

The only reliable way out  to avoid increased green house effects is the  conversion of motor vehicles to  motor gas fuels.

 Average cost of a single vehicle conversion from petrol to LPG fuel is about 10-12 thousand rubles ( less than 500 US Dollars at the time of the Interview). Such a conversion saves up to 40% in fuel cost.  It makes impossible stealing of fuel by  vehicles drivers and other employees connected with vehicles fuelling. It makes impossible to fill  vehicles tanks with very low quality fuel. All this lead to a prolonged engine life and reliable engine functioning, low expenditure on engine repairs and service. As this kind of  vehicles may use as fuel  both  LPG and petrol it provides  vehicle with reserve fuel. Gas motor  Vehicle is also more difficult to steal as the fuel blocking  device is attachable and it  may be carried  away by a driver  in his pocket when he leaves his vehicle.

 

Despite all these advantages of gas  engine vehicles,    Russian  gas  engine fuel consumption is very low in comparison with traditional fuels because  unlike European countries there is  no governmental support to Auto Gas Industry , there is no State supported program of  conversion.

Though  there is much talking on this subject . It is time to come to deeds!

 

Probably transportation  companies cannot afford full scale conversion and building their own gas fuelling stations due to lack of  finance. At the same time economists calculated  that  a single station of this kind may  bring 200 thousand  US Dollars as net profit per annum!

 

Today there is 30 thousand  Fuel Stations in Russia and only 10%  of these provide wide range of services to the clients.  Today it is not sufficient to fill the client’s vehicle with fuel. It is necessary to provide him with auto repair  services, with fast food bar or café, with a store of essential goods – food, soft drinks, etc.

 

We, a  group of companies “GT7” are prepared to supply and install auto gas filling equipment to already  existing fuel stations  thus making them more profitable.

 

As  one of the largest producers of unique equipment for auto fuel stations “ GT7“ company is prepared to take the responsibility for conversion of municipal transport to LPG  fuel.

 
                     
                         LPG Semi-Trailer produced by GT7 Company