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07/06/2022

Autogas consumption increases in north-western Argentina

The conversions to LPG maintain a notable increase in 2022, according to Guillermo Vila, which owns...
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07/06/2022

Landi Renzo’s LPG system EVO available in Spanish market

The Spanish company LR Autogas distributes Landi Renzo equipment, a leader in the manufacture of LPG...
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07/06/2022

Nigeria: experts say Autogas conversions will allow savings of 40% in fuel costs

With the taking off of the Autogas conversion initiative which seeks to convert gasoline vehicles to...
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30/05/2022

7th June 2022 – #LPGday Exceptional Energy

7th June 2022 - #LPGday Exceptional Energy #LPGday marks its fourth edition this year on Tuesday 7...
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24/05/2022

Czech Republic: sales of new LPG cars triple in the first quarter of 2022

Sales of new Autogas cars in the Czech Republic have reached 1,021 units in the first quarter of the...
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24/05/2022

U.S. EPA’s Clean School Bus Program supports transition to Autogas buses

Newly released details on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Progra...
Read more 24/05/2022
24/05/2022

Cavagna Group’s new acquisition shows increasing interest in clean fuel mobility

Cavagna Group has acquired an equity interest in Ecomotive Solutions, a company that specialises in...
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24/05/2022

Colombian LPG industry is optimistic about Autogas development

2021 will be remembered as the year when Autogas started was included in the Colombian energy basket...
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24/05/2022

Canadian Propane Association celebrates the best of the industry

The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) announced the winners of its top industry awards at its 2022...
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17/05/2022

Dimeta Announces Intended Location for its First Commercial Scale rDME Production Plant in Teesworks, UK

Dimeta B.V., the joint venture of SHV Energy and UGI International, today announced the intended loc...
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17/05/2022

Suburban Propane Announces the Commercial Launch of Propane+rDME, a Revolutionary Low-Carbon Fuel

On the 27th April 2022 WLPGA Industry Council member, Suburban Propane, announced the commercial l...
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10/05/2022

BioLPG arrives in New York

In a first for New York State and the Northeast, Ray Energy - a midstream wholesale LPG company- ann...
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10/05/2022

LPG car sales increase in Italy

Autogas vehicles are increasingly popular among Italian drivers, who choose them both to save on fue...
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10/05/2022

Taxi drivers switch to Autogas in Ecuador

The increase in the price of Premium gasoline has not only made consumers, mainly taxi drivers, choo...
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10/05/2022

Spanish motor warranty company bets on alternative fuel vehicles

Atlántica Garantía S.A., a company dedicated to the processing of mechanical warranties and insura...
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10/05/2022

Autogas is the only fuel that Argentina has in abundance

The use of LPG to power vehicles continues to grow constantly in north-eastern Argentina. Currently,...
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26/04/2022

WLPGA promotes Autogas development in Nigeria

During April, the WLPGA managed a targeted three-week social media campaign to promote the benefits...
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26/04/2022

Malta unveils scheme with financial incentives for Autogas

Transport Malta, in collaboration with the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projec...
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26/04/2022

One of US top 10 LPG suppliers bets on this clean burning fuel to power its fleet

Maryland-based ThompsonGas has increased its fleet of 127 Autogas vehicles by adding 10 new 2022 For...
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26/04/2022

Spanish government applies discount on LPG, maximising its economic advantages

The Council of Ministers has approved the War Response Shock Plan, which will allocate €16,000 mil...
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26/04/2022

Italy: DR launches new 6.0 SUV with Autogas version

The Italian company DR Automobiles presented its new top-of-the-range SUV. The DR 6.0 SUV is availab...
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26/04/2022

Indian Autogas industry asks for vehicular fuel policy that encourages cleaner options

Stating that petrol and diesel-dominated vehicular fuel policy has not only been environmentally dam...
Read more 26/04/2022
26/04/2022

‘Autogas – Tomorrow’s Fuel. Today’ by James Rockall, CEO & Managing Director, WLPGA

Despite global turmoil from the Covid-19 pandemic and war in Europe, rarely a day passes without com...
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22/04/2022

WLPGA New Member – Dimeta

  The WLPGA is delighted to welcome a new member: Dimeta Dimeta is an organisation fo...
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21/04/2022

The Turkish LPG Association Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

The Turkish LPG Association celebrated its 50th Anniversary in March 2022. The history of the associ...
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21/04/2022

Autogas Popularity on the Rise in The Netherlands

WLPGA member, Westport Fuel Systems was recently interviewed by the Hart van Nederland regarding the...
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21/04/2022

Simply Safety 

WLPGA is committed to putting the safety message front and centre of our communications. This ye...
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21/04/2022

7th June is LPG Day

Are you ready? Each year, on 7th June, our industry unites to celebrate LPG Day. It is our annual...
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21/04/2022

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) publishes a proposal to modify the canal tolls system

ACP has just published a Proposal to Modify the Panama Canal Tolls System and the Regulations fo...
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21/04/2022

The Voice of Tiago Oliveira, General Manager, Amtrol-Alfa | Worthington Industries

The Voice spoke with Mr Tiago Oliveira, General Manager, Amtrol-Alfa | Worthington Industries to hea...
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12/04/2022

Southern Colombia’s first Autogas station opens in Nariño

The Colombian public utility company Montagas has put into operation its first LPG service station i...
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12/04/2022

U.S. fleet operators seek options to face rising fuel prices

Steve Whaley, the Autogas Business Development Director for the Propane Education & Research Cou...
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12/04/2022

LPG conversions, the alternative in line with new Spanish Draft Law on Sustainable Mobility

The Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma) has presented to the Council of...
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12/04/2022

Irish councillor asks government to give incentives for switching cars to Autogas

With the fuel crisis showing no signs of abating at the moment, West Cork Councillor Ross O’Connel...
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12/04/2022

France includes Autogas in the list of fuel discounts

The Prime Minister has added LPG to the list of fuels which benefit from a discount of 0,15 Euros pe...
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29/03/2022

Madrid duplicates subsidies to renew private fleet with cleaner vehicles

This year, the Madrid City Council has allocated more than 20 million Euros for Cambia 360 Aid Plan,...
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29/03/2022

Renault Group promotes benefits of its LPG car range in Greece

After the recent increases in fuel prices in the Greek market, Autogas is emerging as the most advan...
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29/03/2022

Netherlands: reduction in fuel excise tax will also apply to Autogas

The reduction in excise duties on vehicle fuels announced earlier this month will also apply to LPG...
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29/03/2022

U.S. EPA allocates $17 million to help replace diesel-powered school buses

At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announ...
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29/03/2022

Irish priest encourages conversions to LPG

Fr Paul Byrne, a parish priest from Termonfeckin, Co Louth who bought an LPG-powered car just two mo...
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17/03/2022

WLPGA Member Suburban Propane Launches Renewable Energy Subsidiary and Acquires Stake in Independence Hydrogen

As part of its commitment to fostering innovative solutions to support a sustainable energy future,...
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16/03/2022

Cummins unveils new B6.7™ Autogas engine for U.S. medium-duty fleets

Cummins has unveiled its B6.7 LPG engine for medium-duty fleet owners, which will be built on Cummin...
Read more 16/03/2022
16/03/2022

Central Colombia’s first Autogas station opens in Cundinamarca

GasMax has opened its first LPG service station for vehicles in the municipality of Fusagasugá, Cun...
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16/03/2022

Canadian LPG industry explains why Autogas buses are superior to electric ones

Alan Murphy, interim president & CEO, Canadian Propane Association, has responded to comments fr...
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16/03/2022

Glasgow taxi drivers switching cars to cleaner fuels will not be fined in Low Emission Zone

Taxi drivers who can show they are in the process of upgrading their cars will not be fined when Gla...
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16/03/2022

Indian Autogas industry asks government to review notification of BS-VI conversions

Through a letter to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Auto LPG Coalition (IAC) has ex...
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02/03/2022

Subaru offers Autogas version of the Outback in Spain

The Subaru Outback, recently rated as the safest vehicle according to Euro NCAP (European New Car As...
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02/03/2022

Algeria completes green programme, converts 200,000 vehicles to LPG

The Minister of Energy Transition and Renewable Energies Benattou Ziane announced that their medium-...
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