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28/10/2020

Spain: SsangYong now offer the Tivoli LPG engine with a 128 HP version

SsangYong Spain has announced that the SsangYong Tivoli LPG is now available with a 128 HP 1.2-litre...
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28/10/2020

University of Pittsburgh deploys 20 Autogas campus shuttles

A new partner, Pittsburgh Transportation Group, is operating the University’s campus shuttle servi...
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14/10/2020

Why Autogas Could Help Us All Breathe More Easily

Since the COVID-19 crisis and subsequent lockdowns, many cities around the world experienced a marke...
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13/10/2020

Renewable Autogas arrives in Southern California

U-Haul®, moving equipment and storage rental company and the largest retailer of LPG in the United...
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13/10/2020

United Kingdom: use of alternative fuel vehicles could save more than 1,250 lives a year

Encouraging alternative low emission fuels such as Autogas as an interim measure on the road to an a...
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13/10/2020

Spain’s first bioLPG-powered vehicles hit the streets of Castellón

Fleets in the Community of Valencia have started using renewable LPG, which reduces the carbon footp...
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13/10/2020

Renault Samsung increases SUV sales thanks to LPG-powered model

Sales of sport utility vehicles (SUV) has reached 315,534 units so far this year in Korea, a 25% inc...
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13/10/2020

Why Autogas Could help us all Breathe More Easily

Air quality is an issue for cities throughout the world, with low- and middle-income countries suffe...
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13/10/2020

Why is the switch to gas for cooking still so slow in Africa?

The latest estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation put the number of househol...
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29/09/2020

Autogas Day 2020

The World LPG Association (WLPGA) is pleased to invite you to the second edition of the internationa...
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29/09/2020

Innovative LPG system for vehicles equipped with DI engines now available

Prins Alternative Fuel Systems has launched a future proof Autogas system VSI-3 DI that is suitable...
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29/09/2020

Turkey, the world’s largest Autogas market

The total volume of LPG in Turkey was 4.1 million tonnes in 2018, with some 3.3 million tonnes relat...
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29/09/2020

Algerian ministry announces incentives for LPG conversions

The Minister of Energy Transition and Renewable Energies Chems-Eddine Chitour announced a meeting on...
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29/09/2020

India: LPG industry welcomes UN advice to switch to greener fuels and urges to update type-approval norms for vehicle conversions

Energy experts welcomed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' advice to India to phase out fossil f...
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15/09/2020

Spain: MOVES II Plan is already available in Madrid

With a total budget of 10 million Euros, the Community of Madrid has just kicked off the second edit...
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15/09/2020

Increasing Autogas infrastructure in Bangladesh

The state-owned petroleum distributor Padma Oil Company Limited, subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum...
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15/09/2020

Tennessee alternative fuel rebate programme helps acquire new Autogas school buses

Washington County Schools (WCS) celebrated the addition of new LPG-powered school buses to their fle...
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15/09/2020

Nigerian government announces the construction of 9,000 alternative fuel stations

The Federal Government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has directed 9,000 fill...
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15/09/2020

Italy: City of Orvieto adds Autogas car for police department

The new service vehicle of the Orvieto Local Police was presented by Ariccia-based Elevox during the...
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10/09/2020

e-LPG Week: Registration is Open!

Dear LPG industry stakeholders, We are very excited to announce that the registrations are open for...
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03/09/2020

Suburban Propane Supporting Frontline Healthcare Workers across the Nation through their SuburbanCares Corporate Pillar

Suburban Propane Teamed Up with Whataburger to Deliver over 850 Meals to Houston Methodist Hosp...
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02/09/2020

PayGo Energy secures Saisan Investment to launch world-first Cylinder Smart Meter in Asia

  WLPGA member PayGo Energy have announced a partnership with Saisan Company Ltd to lau...
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02/09/2020

Home Energy in the Age of Coexistence with Coronavirus – A View from Japan

Mr Mayumi Uezono, CEO of WLPGA member Koagas Nihon in Japan, has published a thoughtful essay on th...
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02/09/2020

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety Association of South Africa Change Name

(Johannesburg, 20 July 2020): The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety Association of South Africa would...
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02/09/2020

WLPGA Member Focus – SIGTTO

WLPGA is proud to welcome SIGTTO as a new member of our growing global family. The Society o...
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02/09/2020

The Voice of W.K.H Wegapitiya, founder Chairman, Laugfs Holdings Limited

The Voice spoke with W.K.H Wegapitiya, founder Chairman, Laugfs Holdings Limited, to hear his though...
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01/09/2020

Drivers look for alternative fuels among rising petrol and diesel prices in India

As petrol and diesel prices remain around record levels, the Indian Auto LPG Coalition said that con...
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01/09/2020

Increasing Autogas refuelling infrastructure and vehicle fleet in Spain

According to the Spanish specialised company Ircongas, the network of service stations offering LPG...
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01/09/2020

SSangYong offers the SUV Korando with LPG version in Italy

SSangYong announced that the Korando, its latest generation SUV, has arrived in the Italian market w...
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01/09/2020

Nigerian Ministry of Petroleum will convert official vehicles to Autogas

In a move to deepen the use of cleaner fuels in Nigeria, the Federal Government has ordered the Mini...
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01/09/2020

New Hampshire governor unveils Autogas school bus fleet in Manchester

Manchester Transit Authority (MTA) announced the arrival of 14 Autogas school buses, manufactured by...
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18/08/2020

Diesel vehicle sales decrease in Turkey

The market share of diesel cars is on the decline in both Europe and Turkey as the EU accelerates th...
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18/08/2020

German transport expert agrees Autogas is a key alternative

Klaus Voussem, spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Transport...
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18/08/2020

U.S. auto parts provider launches Autogas truck fleet and fuelling station

LKQ Corporation, the largest North American provider of recycled auto parts for cars and light-duty...
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18/08/2020

Algerian state owned energy company buys 30,000 LPG systems for growing market

MTM (the fully owned Italian subsidiary of Westport Fuel Systems) will supply 30,000 Autogas systems...
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18/08/2020

Autogas pilot project launched in Colombia

Along with 16 strategic allies, Bioenergas has unveiled the Autogas LPG Pilot Plan, a project that h...
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04/08/2020

Nigeria launches committee on alternative fuel vehicles

The Federal Government has presented an Autogas and Natural Gas Vehicles Committee (ANGV) with the a...
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04/08/2020

Korea: Autogas vehicles used in car-sharing service with hearing-impaired drivers

Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of French automaker Renault S.A.,  announced it...
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04/08/2020

BioLPG arrives in Czech Republic

The Czech LPG Association (ČALPG) announced that bioLPG has arrived in the country. The ČALPG expl...
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04/08/2020

Pennsylvania awards over $2 million to encourage adoption of clean fuel vehicles

The Government of Pennsylvania has awarded more than $2.1 million in 2019 Alternative Fuel Incentive...
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04/08/2020

Spain: new investments will help develop first 100% Autogas Euro VI D engine for trucks and urban buses

Under the ‘eKorevolution’ motto, the Spanish company BeGas has presented their industrialisation...
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22/07/2020

New “Eco Station” opens in Korea offering Autogas and hydrogen

SK Gas has introduced its first Eco Station, with hydrogen and LPG refuelling, in Namdong-gu, Incheo...
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22/07/2020

New online learning resources for Autogas fleets

The U.S. Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has created online learning resources with...
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22/07/2020

Spain: 200 automotive professionals participate in alternative fuel conversion trainings

The Spanish Federation of Professional Automotive Entrepreneurs (CONEPA), together with Dimsport and...
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22/07/2020

Milan launches new incentive to encourage transition to clean fuel vehicles

The city of Milan has announced new grants for individuals who want to replace or purchase new low e...
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22/07/2020

Nigeria, closer to a widespread adoption of Autogas

The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) Abdulkadir Saidu...
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08/07/2020

Dutch Autogas expert analyses current market in Europe

In a recent interview, Bart van Aerle, VP Product & Strategy of Westport Fuel Systems, global le...
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08/07/2020

Italy: renewed Haval H2 SUV with Autogas version

A year after its arrival in the Italian market, Haval is introducing the restyling of the H2 with mo...
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