If you drive a vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas (CNG), you would know the travails of standing in a queue to fill up, especially during weekends.
Last month, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) and the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking announced a partnership wherein users can download the Tez app and book a slot for filling up their vehicles with gas. The service was initially made available at BEST’s Ghatkopar bus depot and has since been extended to the Oshiwara-Goregaon depots as well and according to MGL, will soon be available across all BEST depots.
You can download the MGL Tez app for Android phones form Google Play here: MGL-Tez on Google Play. There is no iOS app available as of now.
Below is a copy of BEST’s Press Note from 18 May.
BEST had earlier announced that it would set up charging points for electric vehicles at its depots which made sense given the aggressive push the undertaking made towards procuring electric buses. CNG filling stations also makes sense given that over half of the fleet is powered by CNG and both plans work as a great plan for BEST to augment is revenue streams and monetise its land assets. BEST had also announced that it would charge its electric buses using rooftop solar power generated by the undertaking’s power consumers.
Featured Image: BEST and MGL’s launch event (Photo: BEST via Twitter)
