Description
A structured interview was conducted for the distributors of prominent gas kits and fuelling station administrators in the city to gain insights into various aspects and parameters which play an important role in the alternate fuel market.
Consumer preference for CNG and LPG
R e s e a r c h M e t h o d o l o g y
2.1 Objective
- The main issue concerned here is to fnd the consumer preference
and for CNG and LPG vehicles (alternate fuel) in Ahmedabad city
- To fnd out most preferred alternate fuel
- easons for usin! specifc alternate fuel
- To fnd the impact of income on consumer"s preference
- To analyse and !au!e the factors #hich !o into decidin! the choice
and $ud!ement of choosin! bet#een alternatives available
- A brief about the alternate fuel mar%et in Ahmedabad coverin!
&'(- #heelers and a case study about Ahmedabad )unicipal
Transport *ervice buses
2.2 Scope
- To !au!e the future of the alternate fuel mar%et and possibilities of
inductin! the same as a primary fuel rather than the dual fuel
system
- +seful for automobile manufacturers' !overnment and companies
sellin! such alternate fuel
- *trate!ise accordin! to perception of users and non users and o,er
su!!estions for improvement in infrastructure
- Preliminarily' dealers are intervie#ed to !et the meanin!ful
insi!hts for the research
- *tudied #ith respect to Ahmedabad city' coverin! &-#heelers'(-
#heelers and heavy vehicle se!ment
2.3 Process of study
- Literature revie# primarily from various #ebsites
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- *tructured intervie# for various distributors of !as %its and fuellin!
station o,icials
- Pilot research carried out #ith appro-imately ./ respondents
- 0etailed consumer survey of &-#heelers
- 0etailed consumer survey of (-#heelers
- 1ntervie# #ith Ahmedabad )unicipal Transport *ervice (A)T*)
o,icials
- Case study on A)T*
- *tatistical analysis of the consumer survey
2.4 Sources of data
- Primary data – A structured intervie# #as conducted for the
distributors of prominent !as %its and fuellin! station
administrators in the city to !ain insi!hts into various aspects and
parameters #hich play an important role in the alternate fuel
mar%et2 3n the basis of the data collected' the main consumer
survey #ill be carried out2 A structured intervie# #as also carried
out for A)T* o,icials for !arnerin! necessary data
A structured 4uestionnaire for the respondents of &-#heelers and
(-#heelers
- Secondary data – The ma$or data helpful for the survey #as
collected primarily from the internet
2.5 Research esi!n
- esearch desi!n is an arran!ement for conditioned data collection
and analysis in a manner that aims to combine relevance to
research purpose2 1t is a blue print 5 master plan model for conduct
of formal investi!ation
- esearch is e-ploratory in nature as far as the structured
intervie#s of the dealers is concerned and descriptive for the
consumer survey
2." ata co##ection instruments
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- *tructured intervie#
- *tructured 4uestionnaire
2.$ Samp#in! p#an
- Tar!et population 6 &-#heeler and (-#heeler o#ners of Ahmedabad
- *amplin! +nit 6 CNG auto-ric%sha#' users and non-users of !as in
(-#heelers
- *ample si7e6 8irstly' a total of 99 distributors of !as %its #ere
intervie#ed2
9:/ respondents consistin! of ;/ CNG auto-ric%sha#s' 9./ users
and non-users of !as in (-#heelers2
- *amplin! method 6 Convenient samplin!
2.% &na#ytica# too#s
- Charts' f!ures' #ei!hted avera!e mean' standard deviation'
testin! of hypothesis (Chi-*4uare)' co-relation and case study
2.' (ontribution of study
- The study #ould help to %no# the preference to#ards brand of !as
%it and type of !as
- The study #ould be primarily helpful to automobile manufacturers
and alternate fuel !as %it suppliers
2.1) *imitations
- Time constraints forced us to have a limited sample si7e
Page | 15
doc_775625495.doc
A structured interview was conducted for the distributors of prominent gas kits and fuelling station administrators in the city to gain insights into various aspects and parameters which play an important role in the alternate fuel market.
Consumer preference for CNG and LPG
R e s e a r c h M e t h o d o l o g y
2.1 Objective
- The main issue concerned here is to fnd the consumer preference
and for CNG and LPG vehicles (alternate fuel) in Ahmedabad city
- To fnd out most preferred alternate fuel
- easons for usin! specifc alternate fuel
- To fnd the impact of income on consumer"s preference
- To analyse and !au!e the factors #hich !o into decidin! the choice
and $ud!ement of choosin! bet#een alternatives available
- A brief about the alternate fuel mar%et in Ahmedabad coverin!
&'(- #heelers and a case study about Ahmedabad )unicipal
Transport *ervice buses
2.2 Scope
- To !au!e the future of the alternate fuel mar%et and possibilities of
inductin! the same as a primary fuel rather than the dual fuel
system
- +seful for automobile manufacturers' !overnment and companies
sellin! such alternate fuel
- *trate!ise accordin! to perception of users and non users and o,er
su!!estions for improvement in infrastructure
- Preliminarily' dealers are intervie#ed to !et the meanin!ful
insi!hts for the research
- *tudied #ith respect to Ahmedabad city' coverin! &-#heelers'(-
#heelers and heavy vehicle se!ment
2.3 Process of study
- Literature revie# primarily from various #ebsites
Page | 13
- *tructured intervie# for various distributors of !as %its and fuellin!
station o,icials
- Pilot research carried out #ith appro-imately ./ respondents
- 0etailed consumer survey of &-#heelers
- 0etailed consumer survey of (-#heelers
- 1ntervie# #ith Ahmedabad )unicipal Transport *ervice (A)T*)
o,icials
- Case study on A)T*
- *tatistical analysis of the consumer survey
2.4 Sources of data
- Primary data – A structured intervie# #as conducted for the
distributors of prominent !as %its and fuellin! station
administrators in the city to !ain insi!hts into various aspects and
parameters #hich play an important role in the alternate fuel
mar%et2 3n the basis of the data collected' the main consumer
survey #ill be carried out2 A structured intervie# #as also carried
out for A)T* o,icials for !arnerin! necessary data
A structured 4uestionnaire for the respondents of &-#heelers and
(-#heelers
- Secondary data – The ma$or data helpful for the survey #as
collected primarily from the internet
2.5 Research esi!n
- esearch desi!n is an arran!ement for conditioned data collection
and analysis in a manner that aims to combine relevance to
research purpose2 1t is a blue print 5 master plan model for conduct
of formal investi!ation
- esearch is e-ploratory in nature as far as the structured
intervie#s of the dealers is concerned and descriptive for the
consumer survey
2." ata co##ection instruments
Page | 14
- *tructured intervie#
- *tructured 4uestionnaire
2.$ Samp#in! p#an
- Tar!et population 6 &-#heeler and (-#heeler o#ners of Ahmedabad
- *amplin! +nit 6 CNG auto-ric%sha#' users and non-users of !as in
(-#heelers
- *ample si7e6 8irstly' a total of 99 distributors of !as %its #ere
intervie#ed2
9:/ respondents consistin! of ;/ CNG auto-ric%sha#s' 9./ users
and non-users of !as in (-#heelers2
- *amplin! method 6 Convenient samplin!
2.% &na#ytica# too#s
- Charts' f!ures' #ei!hted avera!e mean' standard deviation'
testin! of hypothesis (Chi-*4uare)' co-relation and case study
2.' (ontribution of study
- The study #ould help to %no# the preference to#ards brand of !as
%it and type of !as
- The study #ould be primarily helpful to automobile manufacturers
and alternate fuel !as %it suppliers
2.1) *imitations
- Time constraints forced us to have a limited sample si7e
Page | 15
doc_775625495.doc