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08/01/2020

Spain: sales of eco-friendly vehicles increases 40% in 2019

During last year, 162,417 vehicles powered by alternative fuels were commercialised in Spain, repr...
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08/01/2020

One of Philippines’ biggest taxi fleets switches to Autogas

Phoenix LPG Philippines, Inc., subsidiary of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., is converting over...
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18/12/2019

Exclusive interview with new WLPGA President Mr Henry Cubbon

Mr. Henry Cubbon, many thanks on taking the time to speak to us and congratulations on becoming Pres...
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17/12/2019

First Autogas station opens in the central business district of Fiji’s capital city

Autogas drivers in Suva’s Central Business District (CBD) do not need to go away from town to have...
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17/12/2019

Canada: new acquisition will encourage LPG conversion market in Toronto

Maxquip has announced that it has acquired the assets of Canso Auto, an Ontario-based company that s...
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17/12/2019

Jamaican Autogas industry expands with new company retrofitting 200 cars

A new player has entered the Autogas market in the Caribbean country. Autogas Jamaica Limited (AJL),...
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17/12/2019

Colombian Government will legalise use of Autogas

The Government will issue a regulatory decree and two resolutions that will give free access to the...
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17/12/2019

New Autogas vehicles now serving Los Angeles International Airport

dnata, a global air services provider of inflight catering operations, has put into operation a new...
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04/12/2019

Mexico: Mérida public transport union plans to switch to Autogas

Mérida public transport will use LPG for its city and inter-city operations, announced the Single F...
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04/12/2019

Malta Energy Minister highlights achievements of LPG industry

The Minister for Energy and Water Management, Joe Mizzi, attended the celebration of the 10th annive...
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04/12/2019

Renault Samsung targets Autogas vehicle market

Renault Samsung, the South Korean subsidiary of French carmaker Renault, has been targeting the mark...
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04/12/2019

Spain: Repsol and Ford cover nearly 4,000 kilometres on Autogas with only 230 Euros

The Ford Fiesta LPG Tour, an initiative of Ford Spain and Repsol, has successfully concluded at the...
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04/12/2019

Pennsylvania allocates nearly $2 million for clean energy vehicle projects

Tom Wolf’s administration has awarded about $1,890,000 in grants for 12 clean energy vehicle proje...
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20/11/2019

Autogas Toyota Kluger now available for Australian taxi fleets

Prins Alternative Fuel Systems has developed an Autogas system to suit the latest engine for the Toy...
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20/11/2019

Italy: Veneto offers incentives to accelerate transition to alternative fuels

In line with the needs of reducing polluting emissions, including particulate matter, and with the c...
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20/11/2019

First LPG station opens in north-western Argentina

With the collaboration of Sifer, the family business Bejar has opened a new Autogas station, located...
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20/11/2019

New milestone for U.S. Autogas school buses

A fleet of 18 LPG-powered buses were delivered to Newport News Public Schools, in Virginia. Their ar...
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20/11/2019

Spain doubles its Autogas fleet, will close the year with 115,000 vehicles

During the III Autogas Forum held in Madrid, attended by representatives from all over the sector an...
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06/11/2019

Germany: Autogas remains a long-term smart option before CO2 pricing

After the Federal Government published its plans for a CO2 price for fossil fuels, many motorists fe...
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06/11/2019

Philippines government wants public transport to use Autogas

The Department of Energy (DOE) of Philippines has stepped up efforts to convince public transport to...
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06/11/2019

Poland has the highest percentage of alternative fuel vehicles in the EU

Defined as cars that run on Autogas, natural gas, biofuels electricity, and others which are not pet...
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06/11/2019

Spanish alliance on sustainable mobility will enhance guarantee for LPG vehicles

Atlántica Garantia SA, a company dedicated to the management of mechanical guarantees for more than...
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06/11/2019

New fuel efficient Autogas school bus model available in the U.S.

Thomas Built Buses, Inc. exclusively selected the Allison 2500 automatic transmission, part of the P...
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23/10/2019

Italy: Kia Sportage now available in Autogas version

Kia is now offering the New Sportage ECO-LPG in Italy to further enrich the automaker’s range of p...
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23/10/2019

New partnership will facilitate conversions to Autogas in Spain

First Stop, a network of workshops specialised in tires and integral maintenance of vehicles, has si...
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23/10/2019

U.S. healthcare system successfully switches to Autogas, will convert all vehicles

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS), one of South Carolina's largest healthcare systems, b...
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23/10/2019

Korean Autogas vehicle sales keep growing

Ever since all restrictions on the use of Autogas for private vehicles were lifted in March, sales o...
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23/10/2019

British experts analyse different alternative energies towards zero emission scenario

In recent years UK transport sector has faced hard criticism over its failure to reduce its contribu...
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14/10/2019

WLPGA Member News – Sensile Technologies’ 20th Anniversary

Twenty years ago, Sensile Technologies started doing business as a sensing solution provider and qui...
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10/10/2019

Increasing Autogas would yield a benefit of €54 billion from social, economic and environmental benefits by 2040 from cleaner air

A Forbes article analyses the role of Autogas to reduce air pollution and its potential expansion wo...
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10/10/2019

Autogas exempted from vehicle restriction in Milan

Although Milan city centre – known as Area C – has been a limited traffic zone since 2013, this...
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10/10/2019

U.S. moving truck rental company now offers LPG refuelling for vehicles

U-Haul® is now supplying LPG for Autogas vehicles and cylinders of all sizes at its Moving & St...
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10/10/2019

Autogas, the main option in the Spanish alternative fuel vehicle market

Autogas vehicles have broken a new record in Spain by exceeding the number of registrations for the...
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10/10/2019

Chilean government authorises Autogas conversions of private vehicles

The Chilean Minister of Economy, Juan Andrés Fontaine, presented the Economic Reacceleration Agenda...
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25/09/2019

Indian industry urges government to create alternative fuel policy

The Indian Auto LPG Coalition (IAC) wants the government to treat Autogas at par with any other clea...
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25/09/2019

Autogas station network emerges in north-eastern Argentina

Salustri has opened the first LPG refuelling station in Posadas, the capital city of Misiones provin...
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25/09/2019

U.S. largest fleet of Autogas school buses operates in Atlanta, with over 300 vehicles

With the addition of 121 new buses over the summer, the Fulton County School System now has the larg...
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25/09/2019

DirectBlue: new Autogas system launched at IAA Frankfurt Motor Show

Netherlands-based Vialle Autogas Systems BV has presented its latest Autogas system, the DirectBlue,...
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25/09/2019

Madrid traffic agency debuts LPG-powered car

The Traffic Agency of Madrid has introduced a new vehicle to its fleet, an environmentally-friendly...
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12/09/2019

Pioneering multi-fuel station opens in Estonia

Alexela has opened a multi-filling station with the world’s broadest selection of fuels in Jüri,...
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12/09/2019

Korea: Renault experiences sales growth due to Autogas models

Even though the Korean domestic car market remains frozen, Renault Samsung is the only carmaker that...
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12/09/2019

Canary Islands encourage adoption of Autogas in driving school vehicles

DISA and the Canary Association of Driving Schools (ACACEFV, as in its Spanish acronym) have signed...
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12/09/2019

A World LPG Forum & European Congress Focus

The World LPG Forum & European Congress are continuously trying to grow the event to encompass m...
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12/09/2019

Pennsylvania alternative fuel grants help speed up transition to Autogas fleets

The Rhoads Energy Family of Companies, which provides heating fuel, HVAC and fleet fueling services...
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28/08/2019

Ford offers LPG-powered version of Fiesta in Spain

Ford is expanding its urban mobility options; it recently launched an Autogas variant of the Fiesta...
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28/08/2019

North Macedonia will fund Autogas conversions, green cars will have ‘eco’ stickers

The parliament of North Macedonia has approved changes to the law on motor vehicles, introducing vol...
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28/08/2019

LPG station network expands in Ukraine

SOCAR Energy Ukraine has commissioned a new multi-fuel station in the country, increasing the number...
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28/08/2019

Colombia plans to promote Autogas market

The Colombian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Gasnova) has organised the second Internationa...
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