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LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NEWS 本地业界动态
AMH and PMLOA Urge More Research and Tests on B10 Biodiesal
The Association of Malaysian Hauliers (AMH) and Pan Malaysia Lorry Owner Association (PMLOA) jointly or- ganised a press conference on 24th November last year with regard to the government’s plan to raise the current B7 bio- diesel mandate to B10 biodiesel in the transportation sector.
“We strongly urge the government to conduct more research and tests on the impact of using B10 biodiesel on heavy ve- hicles before the implementation. There were only three dia- logues between the associations and the authority, and during one of them, they presented us with test data on the usage of B20, B50 and B100 on passenger cars. One of them was that of a diesel car using B100 that was driven from Kuala Lumpur to Cameron Highlands, which they claimed to have been smooth driving. To us, this was not convincing. All of our trucks are not running 1 or 2 trips only; the average long-haul truck clocks more than 12,000km per month. Furthermore, it is important for us to prolong the engine life of our trucks to have better returns on our investment,” said PMLOA Deputy President Anthony Tan.
The main concern was the corrosive nature of the fuel. Tan explained that the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) clearly stated that currently most of their engines were designed for crude oil diesel, not palm oil diesel. “When an engine that is designed for diesel is introduced to palm oil, the oil that burns becomes acidic and would have a direct impact on the metal components including the fuel tank, fuel line and injectors. That means there will be a hike in maintenance costs and downtime, which would ultimately affect our operation and profitability.”
He quoted an example of the costly repair. “To repair an injec- tor is between RM3,000 and RM10,000; for a truck with 6 fuel injectors it could easily cost up to about RM60,000. This would definitely kill the industry. Furthermore, there might also be a need to change lubricant more often as the palm oil might di- lute the lubricant.”
马来西亚运输公会和马来西亚 罗里同业总会 要求对B10生物柴油 进行更多研究与测试
有运输业所使用的B7生物柴油一事，于去年11月 马
来西亚运输公会(AMH)和马来西亚罗里同业总 会(PMLOA)就政府计划以B10生物柴油，取代现
24日联合召开记者会。
“我们强烈要求政府在落实B10生物柴油计划前，先对该生 物柴油为重型卡车所带来的影响，进行更多的研究与测试。 政府只是与公会进行过3次对话，他们在其中一次的对话中 汇报了轿车测试B20、B50及B100生物柴油的数据。有一次， 有关当局将B100生物柴油注入轿车，从吉隆坡往返金马仑高 原进行了一趟测试，并宣称驾驶起来相当顺畅。然而，这对 我们来说没有丝毫说服力。我们的卡车不仅只是行驶一两趟 而已，一般的长途运输卡车，每个月平均行驶超过12，000 公里。此外，延长卡车的引擎寿命以取得更好的投资回酬， 对我们来说更为重要。”马来西亚罗里同业总会署理会长陈 文雄表示。
最令人关注的是该生物燃油的腐蚀性。陈文雄解释说，商用 车原设备供应商清楚地表示，目前他们的大部分引擎只适合 使用原油柴油，而非棕油柴油。“当使用柴油的引擎被用于 棕油时，焚烧后的棕油将充满酸性，直接影响金属零部件如 油缸、油管及喷射器。这意味着保养成本和停工时间将会提 高，最终将影响我们的营运和利润。”
他举例说:“喷射器的修理费介于3，000至10，000令吉 之间。对一辆拥有6个燃油喷洒器的卡车来说，修理费就大 约高达60，000令吉。这最终将导致运输业无法生存。再 者，由于棕油会稀释润滑油，业者还可能需要经常更换润 滑油。”
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