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Germany

Car sales in the doldrums

NGVs defy the trend

Volume 6 #7

Number 67

August 2007

Against global warming

NGV: a solutionat hand

News from Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden,

Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Africa and more.

Against global warming

NGV: a solutionat hand

News from Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden,

Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Africa and more.

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60 January December 15th Italian NGV export companies’ achievement in all regions61 February January 19th The GVR 5th anniversary 77th International Motor Show, 8-18 March 62 March February 19th Eyeing on statistics: where to find market potentials and equipment suppliers63 April March 19th Customer experiences in operating fuelling stations64 May April 19th Opportunities in Latin American for European & American suppliers ExpoGNV 2007, 3-5 May San Pablo, Brazil65 June May 19th Survey on NGV component suppliers 13th ENGVA Conference, 19-21 June, France66 July June 19th The European market according to leading equipment suppliers 67 August July 13th The most active NGV countries in Europe 68 September August 1th The world of compressor manufacturers GASSUF-2007, September 25 - 27, Russia69 October August 31th The voice of cylinder suppliers70 November September 28th The influence of Europe and America in Asia 2nd ANGVA conference and exhibition71 December October 26th NGV statistics balance: the summary of NGV industry in 2006

Consumers: It’s a good deal to buy an NGV

OEM NGV prices and fuel consumption/saving in Germany

Info from the IANGV

10th Metanauto – Italian Conference

Germany: car sales in the doldrums. NGVs defy the trend

Miscellaneous

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News from the European market

News, Products, Technology


It's a good deal to buy an NGV

Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Sedan with bivalent natural gas

drive: E 200 NGT

Price for the base model E200Kompressor

(incl. automatic transmission): 32.100 Euro.

Extra costs for natural gas Technology: 2.950 Euro

Total: 35.050 Euro (German prices, without VAT)

Price for a comparable diesel car: E 220 CDI

(incl. automatic transmission and particulate filter):

33.400 Euro (German prices, without VAT)

Mercedes Benz E 200 NGT

Vehicle model NGV price in Italy with incentivesfor private citizens - March 2007

Gasoline Diesel versioni 5porteparità di allestimento tra lemotorizzazioniincentivi governativiper metano

Engine Euro Engine Euro Engine EuroPanda 1.2 11,450 1.2 10050 1.3 11980Punto 1.2 13,000 1.2 13000 1.3 14400Multipla 1.6 20,500 1.6 19000 1.9 21720Doblo 1.6 16,110 1.4 14740 1.3 17060

Vehicle model Vehicle type NGV Gasoline

Engine Euro Engine Euro

Gasoline

Engine EuroBerlingo Multispace Plus Passenger car 1.4i 19.200 1.4i 16.240 1.9D 16.870Berlingo Kastenwagen 600 Van 1.4i 15.358 1.4i 12.574 1.9D 13.096Jumper Kastenwagen 33MH Van 2.0i 28.942 - - 2.2HDI 25.810

Fiat

Citroen

Zafira

List price in Euro

1.9 DTI 1.6 CNGEcotec

TwinportEcotec

20,97023,480Energy consumption per 100 km 6.00 5.00 7.30Price per l/kg in Euro 1.10 0.86 1.26Cost per 100km in Euro 6.60 4.30 9.20Total fuel cost/year in Euro 990.00 645.00 1,379.70Insurance/year in Euro 650.00 514.00 514.00Vehicle tax in Euro 293.00 108.00 108.00Total cost/year in Euro 1,933.00 1,267.00 2,001.70Difference relative to diesel/gasoline 666.00 734.70Amortisation in years 2.13 5.35

Opel Zafira: cost calculation at 15.000 km/year

24,900

Diesel CNG PetrolList of price (incl. VAT) 23,480 24,900 20,970Running cost 1 year 1,933 1,267 2,002Running cost 2 year 1,933 1,267 2,002Running cost 3 year 1,933 1,267 2,002Total cost after 3 years 29,279 28,701 26,975Residual value after 3 years and 45.000 km 13,150 13,697 11,113Total cost after purchase 16,129 15,004 15,862Advantage CNG 1,125 858

Opel Zafira: cost calculation (German prices 2007)

Zafira

List price in Euro

1.7 CDTI(Diesel)

1.6 CNG 1.4Gasoline

14,58216,532Operating costsEnergy consumption 5.40 4.90 6.5Price per l/kg in Euro 1.10 0.86 1.26Cost per 100 km in Euro 5.94 4.21 8.19Annual fuel cost 891.00 632.10 1,228.50Annual insurance cost 727.00 532.00 532.00Vehicle tax 262.48 108.00 95.00Total cost/annum 1,880.48 1,272.10 1,855.50Difference vs diesel/gasoline 608.38 583.40Amortisation time (years) 3.06 6.57

Opel Combo: cost calculation at 15,000 km/year

18,394

Diesel CNG PetrolList of price (incl. VAT) 16,532 18,394 14,562Running cost 1 year 1,880 1,272 1,856Running cost 2 year 1,880 1,272 1,856Running cost 3 year 1,880 1,272 1,856Total cost after 3 years 22,173 22,210 20,129Residual value after 3 years and 45.000 km 6,943 7,725 5,752Total cost after purchase 15,230 14,485 14,377Advantage CNG 745 -109

Opel Combo: cost calculation (German prices 2007)


OEM NGV prices and fuel consumption/saving in GermanyEmission standard 14,670 15,970 15,764Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4 98/69 EG l; B≈Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 6.5 5.2 7.4 6.2 7.4 6.2Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,300 1,040 1,480 1,240 1,480 1,240Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,625 884 1,850 1,054 1,850 1,054CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 741 - 796 - 796CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,223 - 2,388 - 2,388

NGV price (Euro) 13,990 21,690 17,540 15,057Emission standard Euro 3/D4 Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 6.3 4.3 9.0 6.3 9.2 6.3 9.2 6.3Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,260 860 1,800 1,260 1,840 1,260 1,840 1,260Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,575 731 2,250 1,071 2,300 1,071 2,300 1,071CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 844 - 1,179 - 1,229 - 1,229CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,532 - 3,537 - 3,687 - 3,687

NGV price (Euro) 22,925 31,616/33,147/33,843 31,523Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 3 Euro 3Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 7.3 6.3 11.0 8.6 11.0 8.6Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,460 1,260 2,200 1,720 2,200 1,720Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,825 1,071 2,750 1,462 2,750 1,462CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 754 - 1,288 - 1,288CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,262 - 3,864 - 3,864

NGV price (Euro) 18,800 17,110 29,464Emission standard Euro 4 98/69 EG I; A (≈Euro 3) 98/69 EG III; A (≈Euro 3)Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 7.8 6.9 7.8 6.9 13.2 10.7Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,560 1,380 1,560 1,380 2,640 2,140Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,950 1,173 1,950 1,173 3,300 1,819CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 777 - 777 - 1,481CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,331 - 2,331 - 4,443

NGV price (Euro) 42,154 41,543 35,854 37,632Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4/EEV Euro 4/EEV Euro 4/EEVFuel Gasoline CNG CNG CNG CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 9.0 6.1 10.9 10.9 10.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,800 1,220 2,180 2,180 2,180Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,250 1,037 1,853 1,853 1,853CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,213 - - -CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 3,639 - - -

NGV price (Euro) 43,549Emission standard Euro 4/EEVFuel CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 10.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,180Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,853CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) -CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) -

NGV price (Euro) incl. VAT 24,900 18,394 17,558Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel CNG CNG CNGFuel consumption/100 km (kg) 5.0 4.9 4.9Fuel consumption/year (kg) 1,000 980 980Fuel cost/year (Euro) 860 843 843

NGV price (Euro) 23,355 19,894 18,937 18,831 24,475Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 10.0 5.9 10.0 6.0 10.0 6.0 10.0 6.0 8.1 6.0Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,000 1,180 2,000 1,200 2,000 1,200 2,000 1,200 1,620 1,200Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,500 1,003 2,500 1,020 2,500 1,020 2,500 1,020 2,025 1,020CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,497 - 1,480 - 1,480 - 1,480 - 1,005CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 4,491 - 4,440 - 4,440 - 4,440 - 3,015

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Mileage/year: 20.000 km.Premium gasoline price in Germany, March 2006was 1.25 Euro/litre.CNG price in Germany, January 2006 was 0.85Euro/kg = 0.70 Euro/Nm3.The CNG price in Germany is measured by kg.The normal density of CNG is 0.82 kg/Nm3.Data fuel consumption: EON Ruhrgas, Peugeot.

Driving concept of VW Touran and Caddy is quasi-monovalent (gasoline = reserve fuel).Engines for quasi-monovalent vehiclessuch as the Touran and the CaddyEcoFuel are specially designed torun on natural gas. This produces optimised fuelconsumption and lower pollutant emissions for gas operation.

References:

NGV price (Euro) 30,220 34,820Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 8.8 6.8 9.1 7.2Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,760 1,360 1,820 1,440Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,200 1,156 2,275 1,224CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,044 - 1,051CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 3,132 - 3,153

NGV price (Euro) 16,368Emission standard Euro 3/D4 (≈Euro 4)Fuel CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 4.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 980Fuel cost/year (Euro) 833

NGV price (Euro) 28,304 27,376Emission standard Euro 3 Euro 3Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 13.2 9.3 13.2 9.3Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,640 1,860 2,640 1,860Fuel cost/year (Euro) 3,300 1,581 3,300 1,581CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,719 - 1,719CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 5,157 - 5,157

NGV price (Euro) 34,916Emission standard EEVFuel CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 13.0Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,600Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,210

NGV price (Euro) - 15,451Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 7.8 5.8 7.8 5.8Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,560 1,160 1,560 1,160Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,950 986 1,950 986CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 964 - 964CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,892 - 2,892

NGV price (Euro) 36,395Emission standard Euro 3Fuel Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 11.0 8.6Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,200 1,720Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,750 1,462CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,288CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 3,864


English

Looking at the growth of the vehiclemarket every six months, it is clearthat NGV keeps growing. We brieflyanalyze the number one nationalmarket, the German giant, the country which is an emblem of biogas -Sweden- and a nation thatstirs up the industry’s attention.

ItalyOEMs sold a total of 40,582 NGVsin 2006, a figure that is worldrecord. Fiat units were, by far, thefavorites: 86% of the before mentioned registrations were ofmodels produced by the Turin manufacturer. Along this 2007, upto May, one model alone, the smallPanda Panda, received 28,000orders; automotive analysts pointout that the amount of 40,000 maybe prudentially estimated by the endof December. In addition, the number of conversions was high in 2006:38,400, what also shows that theother leg of the Italian NGV marketis powerful and much healthy: everymonth of 2007 evidences moreswitches to methane than the sameperiod last year.

GermanyOn one side gasoline and diesel, onthe other NGV: sales of vehicles running on petroleum fall whereasmethane units’ sales rise: during2007, there was a 10% reductionof diesel/gasoline models registrationand a 19% increase of NGVs. Reliable market sources assure thatthe drop in number of liquid fuelsunits is due to current alerts anddebates on CO2 emissions and therespective tax rates: many peopledelay the purchase of their car whileexpecting not to do it wrongly, issuesthat do not exist with NGV. To this day of 2007, the favoriteslist is led by Volkswagen with 1,998NGVs, completing the podium Opel(1,658) and Fiat (614). Then,Daimler Chrysler (109), Citroen(102) and Renault (82).

SwedenIn the country the very fast growthenjoyed in 2006 has slowed off during the first half of 2007. This is a natural consequence of thedecision by Volvo Cars, announced inOctober 2006, to end during thesecond half of 2007, at least

News from the European NGV markettemporarily, its offer of CNG cars(Volvo sales accounted for some 80% of the total LD CNG car sales inSweden). The lack of offers in thesame size/price segment, and inparticular cars with automatic gearbox,cannot be fully compensated by NGVgrowth in other segments. TheSwedish are now eagerly waiting forVolkswagen Passat and MercedesBenz B-class offers of CNG cars expected to be introduced in late 2008.Various incentives strongly support theuse of 'environmental cars'.

SpainThe industrial vehicles marketexpands at high rates in the threesegments, but mostly in HDVs: forLDVs, the growth experience duringthe first semester versus 2006 wasof 5.8%; in medium vehicles was of4.1% and in HDVs reached 16.4%. The car market shows, in the accumulated number of the first sixmonths, a 1.6% fall compared tothe first semester of 2006, and tendency for the second half is tokeep falling given the increase ofinterest rates along with families’debts created by mortgage loans.

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Dall’analisi della crescita del parco veicoli ametà di quest’anno, non ci sono dubbi sullacontinua espansione del metano per veicoli:analizziamo brevemente l’Italia, il mercatonazionale numero 1; il gigante tedesco e ilpaese del biogas per eccellenza la Svezia ela Spagna, una nazione che attira lo sguardo dell’industria.

l’ItaliaIl mercato delle automotrici ha venduto untotale di 40.582 veicoli a metano nel2006, una cifra record mondiale. I veicoliFiat sono stati i più venduti: e l’86% di detteimmatricolazioni provenivano dalla fabbricadi Torino.Nel 2007, fino al mese di maggio, un singolo modello, la piccola Panda Panda, haricevuto 28.000 ordini di acquisto; gli analisti del mercato automotrice dichiaranoche per la fine di dicembre la cifra delle vendite potrebbe arrivare ai 40.000 veicoli.Nel 2006, è stato anche importante ilnumero delle conversioni a metano:38.400. Questa cifra dimostra che l’altropilastro del mercato italiano del metano perautotrazione è potente e gode di buonasalute: in questo 2007, ogni mese si registra un livello di conversioni superiore alprecedente anno.

La GermaniaLa benzina e il diesel da un lato e dall’altro il NGV: diminuiscono le vendite dei veicoli abenzina e gasolio, mentre aumentano quelle dei veicoli a metano: Lungo il periododel 2007, si registra un calo del 10% di immatricolazioni di veicoli a diesel / benzinae un aumento del 19% delle immatricolazioni dei NGV.Gli esperti del mercato dichiarano che ladiminuzione delle vendite dei veicoli diesel ea benzina si deve alle allerte lanciate e aidibattiti attuali sulle emissioni del CO2 e allerelative tasse fiscali; molti ritardano la decisione dell’acquisto dell’automobilesperando di non commettere un erroreche, del resto non capiterebbe nel caso diacquistare un GNV.Quest’anno, la Volkswagen, con 1998 NGV,è in testa alla classifica, seguita dall’Opel(1658) e dalla Fiat (614), in seguito, laDaimler Chrysler (109), la Citroen (102) ela Renault(82).

La SveziaVerso la metà del 2007 è diminuita la rapi-da crescita commerciale avutasi nel 2006.Questo è avvenuto come conseguenza naturale della decisione annunciata da VolvoCars d’interrompere (sebbene

temporaneamente) nel secondo semestredel 2007, la loro offerta del NGV (l’80%delle vendite dei NGV nel paese è rappresentato da Volvo).La mancaza di offerte in simile segmentoprezzo/misura, e in particolare di veicolicon il cambio automatico, non si possonocompensare completamente con la crescita dei veicoli a metano nelle altre categorie. Attualmente, gli svedesi aspettanocon ansia i NGV Volkswagen Passat eMercedes Benz classe B, previsti per lafine del 2008. Esistono vari incentivi cheappoggiano l’uso dei “veicoli ambientali”.

La SpagnaIl mercato dei veicoli industriali è in crescitacon delle percentuali elevate nei tre segmenti, in particolare sui veicoli pesanti:in quelli leggeri la crescita del primo semestre riguardo il 2006 è stata del5,8%, nei veicoli medi è stata del 4,1% ein quelli pesanti è arrivata ai 16,4%.Il mercato delle automobili ha subito nelprimo semestre una caduta del 1,6%riguardo il primo semestre del 2006 e siprevede per il secondo semestre un calocontinuo, dovuto all’aumento dei tipi d’interesse insieme al livello d’indebitamentodelle famiglie dovuto ai crediti ipotecari.

Notizie sul GNV nell’EuropaItalian


Noticias del GNV en EuropaAl examinar el crecimiento del parquevehicular a mitad del año, queda claroque el GNV sigue creciendo:analizamos en pocas palabras al mercado nacional número 1, al gigantealemán, al país emblema del biogas -Suecia- y una nación que concita la aten-ción de la industria.

ItaliaLas automotrices vendieron un total de40.582 GNVs en el 2006, una cifra que es récord mundial. Los vehículos Fiatfueron ampliamente preferidos: 86% de las señaladas matriculaciones fueron de modelos producidos por el fabricante de Turín.En este 2007, hasta el último mes demayo, un solo modelo, el pequeño Panda Panda, recibió 28.000 órdenes;analistas automotrices señalan que sepuede prudentemente esperar una cifra a fin de diciembre de 40.000.Alta fue también en el 2006 el númerode conversiones: 38.400, lo que muestra asimismo que la otra pata delmercado italiano del GNV es potente ygoza de buena salud: cada mes de este2007 muestra transformaciones ametano mayores a las de idéntico período del año anterior.

AlemaniaDe un lado gasolina y diesel, del otro elNGV: decrecen las ventas de vehículosalimentados a petróleo mientras subenlas de metano: en lo que va del 2007, seregistraron -10% de matriculaciones deunidades a diesel/gasolina y +19% paralas matriculaciones de GNVs. Fuentesconfiables del mercado aseguran que lacaída en unidades abastecidas con líquidos es por las alertas y debatesactuales sobre emisiones de CO2 y lasrespectivas tasas fiscales: muchos dilatan la compra de su automóvil a laespera de no hacerlo erróneamente,cuestiones que simplemente no existenpara el NGV. En lo que va del añoencabeza la tabla de preferenciasVolkswagen con 1.998 NGVs, completando el podio Opel (1.658) y Fiat(614). Luego, Daimler Chrysler (109),Citroen (102) y Renault (82).

SueciaSe ha aminorado el muy rápido crecimiento operado en 2006 durante laprimera mitad de 2007. Esto, como consecuencia natural de la decisión anunciada el pasado octubre por Volvo Carsde terminar durante el segundo semestrede 2007, al menos temporariamente, con

Spanish

su oferta de GNVs (las ventas de Volvoeran de un 80% del total de los GNVs en elpaís). La falta de ofertas en similar segmen-to de precio /tamaño, y en particular devehículos con caja automática, no puedenser completamente compensadas por elcrecimiento del unidades a metano en otrossegmentos. Los suecos están ahoraansiosamente esperando los GNVVolkswagen Passat y Mercedes Benz claseB, que se cree llegarán al mercado a finesde 2008. Varios incentivos apoyan fuertemente el uso de ‘vehículosambientales’.

EspañaEl mercado de vehículos industrialescrece con tasas altas en los tres segmentos, pero sobre todo en pesados:en ligeros el crecimiento del primersemestre con respecto a 2006 ha sidodel 5,8 %, en vehículos medios fue del4,1% y en pesados llegó al 16,4 %.El mercado de automóviles ha mostradoen el acumulado de primer semestre unacaída del 1,6 % respecto al primersemestre de 2006 y la tendencia para elsegundo es continuar la baja debido a lasubida de los tipos de interés junto con elnivel de endeudamiento de las familiaspor los créditos hipotecarios.

PatrocinioHosted by

OrganizzatoreOrganizer

Dall’ 25 al 27 settembre 2008September 25-27, 2008

Lingotto Fiere, Padiglione 1 - Torino, ItaliaLingotto Fiere, Pavilion 1 - Turin, Italy

[email protected]

Energia pulita per un mondo sostenibileClean energy for a sustainable world


Notícias do GNV na EuropaPortuguese

Ao examinar o crescimento do parque veicular na metade doano, fica claro que o GNV segue crescendo: analisamos em poucas palavras o mercado nacional número 1, o gigantealemão, o país emblema do biogás e uma nação que concita aatenção da indústria.

ItáliaAs montadoras venderam um total de 40.582 GNVs em 2006, uma cifra que é recorde mundial. Os veículos Fiat foram amplamente preferidos: 86% dos modelos produzidos pelo fabricante de Turim. Em 2007, até o último mês de maio, umsó modelo, o pequeno Panda Panda, recebeu 28.000 pedidos;analistas de automotoras destacaram que se pode esperar prudentemente uma cifra no final de dezembro de 40.000. A alta foi também em 2006, o número de conversões foi de38.400, o que mostra mesmo assim, a outra parte do mercado italiano do GNV é potente e goza de boa saúde: cadamês deste ano às transformações a metano são maiores, idênticas ao mesmo período do ano passado.

AlemanhaDe um lado gasolina e diesel, do outro o GNV: decrescem asvendas de veículos alimentados a petróleo enquanto sobem asde metano: em 2007, foram registrados -10% de unidades adiesel/gasolina e +19% para GNVs. Fontes confiáveis do mercado asseguram que a queda em unidades abastecidas comlíquidos e pelos alertas e debates atuais sobre emissões de CO2e as respectivas taxas fiscais: muitos prolongam a compra deseu automóvel a espera de não faze-lo erroneamente, questõesque simplesmente não existem para o GNV.Este ano encabeça a tabela de preferências o Volkswagen com

1.998 NGVs, completando o pódio Opel (1.658) e Fiat (614).Logo, Daimler Chrysler (109), Citroen (102) e Renault (82).

SuéciaFoi reduzido o crescimento rápido operado em 2006 durante a

primeira metade de 2007. Isto, como conseqüência natural dadecisão anunciada em outubro passado pela Volvo Cars de terminar durante o segundo semestre de 2007, ao menos temporariamente, com sua oferta de GNVs (as vendas da Volvoeram de 80% do total dos GNVs no país).A falta de ofertas em similar segmento de preço/tamanho, eem particular de veículos com caixa automática, não pode sercompletamente compensada pelo crescimento de unidades ametano em outros segmentos. Os suecos estão agora esperando ansiosamente os GNVVolkswagen Passat e Mercedes Benz classe B, que acreditamchegar ao mercado no final de 2008. Vários incentivos apóiamfortemente o uso de ‘veículos ambientais’.

EspanhaO mercado de veículos industriais cresce com taxas altas nostrês segmentos, porém sobre tudo em pesados: em leves ocrescimento do primeiro semestre com respeito a 2006 foi de5,8 %, em veículos médios foi de 4,1% e em pesados chegou a16,4 %.O mercado de automóveis tem mostrado no acumulado doprimeiro semestre, uma queda de 1,6 % com respeito aoprimeiro semestre de 2006, e a tendência para o segundo écontinuar a baixa devido ao aumento dos tipos de interessesjunto com o nível de endividamento das famílias pelos créditoshipotecários.


News vom europäischen Erdgasfahrzeug-MarktGerman

Ein Blick auf den Fahrzeugmarkt alle sechs Monate zeigt klar,dass Erdgasfahrzeuge sich weiterhin im Aufschwung befinden.Wir analysieren kurz die Nummer Eins unter den nationalenMärkten, den deutschen Riesen, das Land, das als Inbegriff fürBiogas steht und eine Nation, die das Interesse desIndustriezweigs weckt.

ItalienDie Hersteller haben im Jahr 2006 im Ganzen 40’582Erdgasfahrzeuge verkauft: Diese Anzahl bedeutet einenWeltrekord. Dabei waren Fiats die Favoriten: 86% waren Modelledes Turiner Herstellers. Im Jahr 2007 sind bis im Mai allein fürden kleinen Panda Panda 28'000 Bestellungen eingegangen.Marktanalytiker des Sektors weisen darauf hin, dass nach vorsichtiger Schätzung mit 40'000 bis Ende Dezember gerechnetwerden kann. Außerdem gab es 2006 auch eine große Anzahlvon Umrüstungen, nämlich 38'400, was zeigt, dass der andereZweig des italienischen Erdgasfahrzeugmarkts stark und bei guterGesundheit ist: Im Jahr 2007 werden jeden Monat mehrUmrüstungen verzeichnet als für die gleiche Zeitspanne im Vorjahr.

DeutschlandAuf der einen Seite Benzin und Diesel, auf der anderen Erdgas:Die Verkaufszahlen von erdölbetriebenen Fahrzeugen fallen,diejenigen für Methanfahrzeuge steigen. In diesem Jahr ist dieRegistrierung von Diesel- und Benzinmodellen um 10% zurückgegangen, während Erdgasmodelle um 19% zugenommenhaben. Verlässliche Quellen versichern, dass Fahrzeuge mit flüssigem Kraftstoff zahlenmäßig wegen der Warnungen undDiskussionen um CO2-Emissionen und der Steuern abnehmen.Viele Käufer warten mit dem Kauf eines Fahrzeugs, weil siebefürchten, das Falsche zu erstehen. Solche Probleme gibt es bei

Erdgas nicht. In diesem Jahr führt bis jetzt Volkswagen dieFavoritenliste an mit 1’998 Erdgasfahrzeugen, gefolgt von Opel(1’658) und Fiat (614), dann von Daimler Chrysler (109), Citroen(102) und Renault (82).

SchwedenIn diesem Land verlangsamte sich während der ersten Hälftedieses Jahres 2007 das ausgesprochen schnelle Wachstum desVorjahrs. Dies ist die natürliche Folge einer Entscheidung vonVolvo Cars, die, wie sie im Oktober 2006 angekündigt hat, ihrAngebot an Erdgasfahrzeugen in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahres2007 zumindest zeitweise einstellt (Volvo bestritt ungefähr 80%aller Verkäufe der mit komprimiertem oder verflüssigtem Erdgasbetriebenen Neuwagen in Schweden).Der Mangel an Angebot in der gleichen Größe- und Preisklasseund besonders bei Fahrzeugen mit Automatik können durch dasWachstum in anderen Bereichen nicht voll ausgeglichen werden.Die Schweden warten nun gespannt auf die Einführung derErdgasangebote von Volkswagen Passat und Mercedes Klasse B,die gegen Ende 2008 erwartet wird. Verschiedene Anreizefördern die Verwendung von “Umweltfahrzeugen”.

SpanienDer Markt für Nutzfahrzeuge nimmt in allen drei Sparten stark zu,aber vor allem bei den LKWs. Bei den leichten Nutzfahrzeugenbeträgt die Zunahme für das erste Semester im Vergleich zum let-zten Jahr 5,8%, bei mittleren Nutzfahrzeugen waren es 4,1% undbei den LKWs erreichte die Zunahme 16,4%.Der Markt für Personenwagen weist im ersten Semester einenRückgang von 1,6% im Vergleich zum Vorjahr auf und die Tendenzfür das zweite Semester ist ein weiterer Rückgang, weil die Zinsenund damit die Hypothekenlast für die Familien ansteigen.


Nouvelles du Marché Européen des NGVsFrench

En examinant , tous les six mois , l’évolution du marché automobile,il est clair que les NGVs continuent à progresser. Nous analyseronsbrièvement le numéro un des marchés nationaux, le géant germanique, la région phare du biogaz et enfin la nation quiprovoque l’attention de l’industrie.

ItalieUn total de 40.582 NGVs a été vendu en 2006 par les OEMs, unchiffre record au niveau mondial. Les Fiat ont été de loin les favoris :86% du chiffre mentionné ci-dessus concerne des modèles produitspar le constructeur de Turin. En 2007, jusqu’à la fin mai , un seulmodèle , la petite Panda-Panda a provoqué 28.000 commandes etles prévisions montrent, avec prudence, qu’un chiffre de 40.000peut être avancé pour la fin de cette année. De plus, le nombre deconversions a été très élevé en 2006 : 38.400 unités , ce qui montre que l’autre branche des activités italiennes des NGVs estforte et en super forme. Chaque mois de 2007 met en évidenceplus de conversions au méthane que durant le mois correspondantde l’année dernière.

AllemagneD’un côté l’essence et le diesel, de l’autre le gaz naturel : les ventesde véhicules fonctionnant au pétrole tombent tandis que celles desvéhicules au gaz naturel grimpent. Depuis le début de 2007, on constate 10% de réduction des ventes de véhicules au pétrole et19% d’accroissement des véhicules au gaz. Selon des sourcessérieuses, la chute du nombre de véhicules au pétrole serait dueaux alertes actuelles déclenchées par les émissions de CO2 et auxdébats à ce sujet ainsi qu’aux taux de taxation respectif. Beaucoupde monde retarde l’achat d’une voiture espérant réaliser un achatsans se tromper, considération non valable pour les NGVs. Jusqu’à

ce jour en 2007, le champion est Volkswagen avec 1.998 NGVs,suivi par Opel avec 1.658 NGVs et Fiat avec 614 NGVs. Ensuite viennent Daimler Chrysler, Citroen et Renault avec respectivement109, 102 et 82 NGVs.

SuèdeDans ce pays, le rapide accroissement réalisé en 2006 s’est tassédurant le premier semestre de 2007. Ceci est une conséquence normale suite à la décision de la firme Volvo Car prise en octobre2006 de mettre fin mi-2007, du moins temporairement, aux offresde voitures au gaz naturel comprimé ( 80% des véhicules légers, fonctionnant au gaz en Suède , sont des Volvo). Le manque d’offresdans une même gamme et un même créneau dimension/prix et enparticulier les voitures avec boite automatique, ne peut être complètement compensé par l’accroissement d’autres gammes etd’autres créneaux Les suédois attendent dès lors impatiemment laVolkswagen Passat et la Mercedes Benz classe B , version gaz naturelcomprimé prévues pour fin 2008. Par ailleurs, des primes diverses suppor-tent vigoureusement l’usage de voitures respectueuses de l’environnement.

EspagneLes taux élevés d’expansion du marché des véhicules industriels sontréalisés dans les trois segments , mais surtout les HDVs (HeavyDuty). L’accroissement du nombre de LDVs (Low Duty) au cours dupremier semestre de 2006 a été de 5,8%, 4,1% pour les véhiculesmoyens tandis que les HDVs ont atteint 16,4% . Le marché voitures ,montre au cours des six premiers mois de 2007 , une chute de1,6% comparé à la même période de 2006 et les prévisions pour lesecond semestre 2007 restent à la baisse, par suite de l’augmenta-tion des taux d’intérêts associés aux dettes des familles dans le cadredes prêts contractés dans l’immobiler.


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Nieuws van de Europese NGV marktDutch

Wanneer we elke zes maanden kijkennaar de groei van de voertuigmarkt, ishet duidelijk dat NGV blijft groeien.

We analyseren de nummer één van denationale markten, de Duitse reus, hetland dat een symbool is van biogas eneen natie die de aandacht van de industrie vergroot.

ItaliëDe OEMs verkochten in totaal 40.582NGV’s in 2006, wat neerkomt op eenwereld record. Fiat was veruit de favoriet:86% van de hiervoor genoemde registraties waren modellen die warengeproduceerd door de Turijnse fabrikant.

Gedurende 2007, werden er tot meialleen al voor de kleine Panda Panda28.000 orders ontvangen; automotieveanalisten hebben berekend dat het aantalvan 40.000 stuks waarschijnlijk bereiktzal worden tegen het einde van december. Hierbij was het aantal conversies groot in 2006: 38.400, het-geen ook laat zien dat de andere pootvan de Italiaanse NGV markt krachtige engezond is: Elke maand van 2007 laatmeer overgangen naar methaan zien,vergeleken met vorig jaar.

DuitslandAan de ene kant gasolie en diesel, aan deandere kant NGV: de verkoop van voertuigen, die olie gebruiken dalen, daarwaar de verkoop van methaan units stijgt: gedurende 2007 was er een ver-mindering van 10% van de geregistreerdediesel/gasolie modellen en een stijging van19% aan NGV’s. Betrouwbare bronnen uitde markt zijn er zeker van dat de dalingvan het aantal vloeibare brandstof units tewijten is aan de huidige alertheid en debat-ten over CO2 uitstoot en de respectievelijke belastingheffingen: veelmensen stellen de aanschaf van eennieuwe auto uit terwijl dit soort zaken geenrol spelen met NGV. Tot de dad van vandaag wordt de favorietenlijst geleidtdoor Volkswagen met 1998 NGV’s, samen op het podium met Opel (1658) en Fiat (614). Dan Daimler Chrysler(109), Citroen (102) en Renault (82).

ZwedenLandelijk is de sterke groei van 2006 watafgezwakt gedurende de eerste helft van2007. Dit is een natuurlijke consequentievan het besluit van Volvo Cars,aangekondigd in oktober 2006, omgedurende de tweede helft van 2007 testoppen met het aanbod van CNG auto's,

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dit zou tijdelijk zijn, (Volvo verkopenbedroegen zo'n 80% van de totale LD-CNG auto verkoop in Zweden).Het gebrek aan aanbiedingen in hetzelfdegrootte/prijs segment en in het bijzonderauto's met automatische versnellingsbakkan niet volledig gecompenseerd wordendoor de NGV groei in andere segmenten.Nu wachten de Zweden gretig op aanbiedingen van Volkswagen Passat enMercedes Benz B-type CNG auto's die worden verwacht tegen eind 2008.Verschillende aansporingen ondersteunensterk het gebruik van “milieuvriendelijke” auto's.

SpanjeDe markt voor industriële voertuigen breidt zich sterk uit in de drie segmenten, maar het meest in HDV’s: de groei, gedurende het eerste semesterten opzichte van 2006 was 5,8% bij demedium voertuigen was dit 4,1% en deHDV’s bereikten 16,4%.De automarkt laat een daling zien van1,6% van het totaal in de eerste zesmaanden vergeleken met het eerstesemester van 2006 en de tendens voorde tweede helft is een blijvende daling,gegeven de stijging van de rentetarievensamen met de schulden van gezinnendoor hoge hypotheeklasten.


Considering the low production costof hydroelectricity, power generationproduction from natural gas may bejustified in emergency cases. Insome areas, where hydropower distribution cost becomes high, andnatural gas is available it can justifiably be used for power generation.

Climate change along with the needto provide a diversified and reliablesource of energy is a major concernof any country. And Brazil is not anexception. The global energy systemhas resulted from this concept. Itstarted from coal, then oil and morerecently natural gas and renewableenergy. Natural gas offers today, anextraordinary opportunity to build aninfrastructure capable of handlinghydrogen, for example, in the future.

The Brazilian national light vehiclesfleet has 33 million units, of which1.4 million are running on naturalgas. It is expected the NGV fleet willpass the target of 2 million by2010. The number of standard vehicles produced by OEMs in thecountry today is significantly growing,as a result of extraordinary marketfinancial conditions for purchase ofnew brand vehicles. In the six firstmonths of this year, more than onemillion brand new vehicles were sold.Most of these vehicles are flex-fuelones, capable of running on gasolineor sugar cane ethanol in any proportion. It is expected the annualOEMs production will exceed 2.5 million units by the end of the year.

The natural gas vehicles running inthe country are retrofits, capable ofrunning on the original fuels plus natural gas. The local customerfavors a multi-fuel type of vehicle,which provides the capability ofchanging fuels in accordance withthe availability and prices. There is a

Info from the InternationalAssociation for Natural Gas Vehicles

R. Fenández *

ALGNVVice President

cost for that, but the customerfeels it is justified.

The main role of the natural gasvehicles in Brazil is to provide fuelflexibility and security. This allowsthe customer to face supplyingshrinkage or eventual high pricefuels, with minimum impact. On the other hand, the use of natural gas in vehicles also providesa significant improvement in environmental conditions, especiallyin large metropolitan areas.Another resultant benefit from theuse of natural gas in transportationis the expansion of the distributiongas network. The installation of refueling stations to meet the NGVsdemand is such that it justifies theexpansion of the gas supply systemsin optimized conditions to areas,that otherwise will never be in position to justify the use of this fuel.

No question at all that natural gasis a transitional vehicle fuel. It stillremains to be seen what is the roleof the various vehicle fuels in thefuture. Biomethane is not usedtoday in South America, as a vehicular fuel. Hydrogen or Hythaneare still limited to experimental pilotprojects. Hybrids, using naturalgas, is a possibility, still under testsin several parts of the world.Therefore, let’s improve the technology and costs used today inNGVs, with the expectation thatcustomer needs will be better metwith the improvements we mayoffer to the market, until a betteroption could be devised to meetcustomer future full expectations.

* R.Fernandes is vice-president of theALGNV-Latin American NGVAssociation. He is also IANGV VicePresident responsible for the nextIANGV Conference NGV2008 in Rio deJaniero, Brazil 3 - 5 June 2008.

The NGV role in Brazil

Today, when global warming issuesare frequently at the top of thenews, Brazil has an extraordinarilygood position in this area, as aresult of extensive use of hydraulicsources of energy. However, theuse of oil products in the countrystill has a predominant position, asindicated in the following table.

Brazil – Primary Energy

2006%

Non-Renewables 55.0Oil 37.8Natural Gas 9.6Coal 6.0Uranium 1.6Renewables 45.0Hydroelectricity 14.8Wood 12.7Sugar Cane 14.5Others 2.9

Source: EPE-MME, 2007

In accordance with the “Key WorldEnergy Statistics 2006-AIE”, in2004, Brazil has CO2 emissions of1.58 tons per equivalent ton of oil,while OECD countries are 2.37,and the world has emissions of2.34 tons, or 50% more thanBrazil.

As is normal, most of the oil prod-ucts are used in the transportationsector. Brazil has no severe winterconditions and the energy requiredto warm up homes is relativelymodest. Therefore most of the natural gas offered in the market isused by the industry, transportationand power generation sectors.


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Italia

10º Metanauto – ConferenzaNazionale sul Metano Per I Trasporti

Dall’ 9 al 10ottobre 2007,Federmetano incollaborazionecon NGV

System Italia, Eni, Legambiente,Euromobility e AIEE, intende celebrare la decima Metanauto nella prestigiosa sede di Bologna,

Martedì 9 ottobre 20079.30 – 10.15 Apertura lavori e saluto delle AutoritàOratori: Antonio Zamboni, Assessore Mobilità e Trasporti, Comune di Bologna

Sergio Cofferati, Sindaco di BolognaAlfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Ministro Ambiente

11.15 – 13.15 1º SessioneChairman Paolo Vettori, FedermetanoOratori: Marco Brigati, Eni S.p.A

Michele Ziosi, Delegazione Fiat per l’EuropaAldo Bassi, Chairman ISO SC25Vanni Cappellato, NGV System Italia

14.30 – 14.45 2º SessioneOratori: Mercedes Benz

Valeria Albizzati, Fiat Group AutomobilesLuca Apollonj Ghetti, GM ItaliaAlessandro Marconi, Landi RenzoMarco Seimandi, MTM-BRC

Mercoledi 10 ottobre 20079.30 – 11.00 3º SessioneOratori: Ezio Volpi, CRF Centro Ricerche Fiat

Flavio Mariani, Eni S.p.A.

E-mail: [email protected]

Palazzo Re Enzo.La manifestazione congressuale ed espositiva è il momento rappresentativo del settore metanoper i trasporti pubblici e privati. L’evento ha catalizzato l’attenzionedegli operatori, non solo nazionali,mostrando la qualità del sistema tecnologico italiano.

Il prossimo Metanauto cade in un momento de particolare attenzione politica e dei media verso questo carburante ecologico. La sua valenza ambientale ed energetica, a differenza de altriprodotti, si segnala per l’immediata efficacia da subito fruibile sul territorio.


Preliminary Program

Tuesday 9th of October, 20079.30 – 10.15 Opening and welcome from authoritiesSpeakers: Antonio Zamboni, Transport and Mobility Advisori, Bologna Commune

Sergio Cofferati, Bologna MayorAlfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Minister of Environment

11.15 – 13.15 1st SessionChairman Paolo Vettori, FedermetanoSpeakers: Marco Brigati, Eni S.p.A

Michele Ziosi, Fiat Office for EuropeAldo Bassi, Chairman ISO SC25Vanni Cappellato, NGV System Italy

14.30 – 14.45 2nd SessionSpeakers: Mercedes Benz

Valeria Albizzati, Fiat Group AutomobilesLuca Apollonj Ghetti, GM ItaliaAlessandro Marconi, Landi RenzoMarco Seimandi, MTM-BRC

Wednesday 10th of October, 20079.30 – 11.00 3º SessioneSpeakers: Ezio Volpi, CRF Fiat Retest Center

Flavio Mariani, Eni S.p.A.

E-mail: [email protected]

Italy

10th Metanauto – National Conferenceon Natural Gas for Vehicles

From the 9th tothe 10th ofOctober, 2007,Federmetano inpartnership with

NGV System Italia, Eni, Legambiente, Euromobility and AIEE, will hold the tenth Metanauto at the

prestigious Bologna venue, Palazzo Re Enzo.The conference and exhibition is the representative gathering of the public and private NGV sector. The event has attracted the attention of operators, not only at national level, showing the quality of the Italian technological

system. Next Metanauto will take place at atime of particular interest in thisclean fuel from the political andmedia segments. NGV environmental and energyvalue, unlike other products, ismarked by the immediate benefits itbrings to the territory.


Während die Autokonjunktur weiterhin schwächelt, verzeichnen die Hersteller von Erdgasfahrzeugensteigende Absatzzahlen. So wurden nach Angaben desKraftfahrt-Bundesamtes (KBA) von Januar bis Mai 2007in Deutschland insgesamt 4.800 Neufahrzeuge mitErdgasantrieb zugelassen. Allein im Pkw-Segment stiegdie Zahl der Neuanmeldungen von Erdgas-Pkw um 19Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum. Vor allem imvergangenen Monat haben sich viele Auto-fahrer dafürentschieden, künftig Erdgas zu geben. So registrierte im Mai 2006 das KBA 574Neuzulassungen von Erdgas-Pkw, in diesem Jahr warenes 1.047. Das entspricht einem Anstieg von 84Prozent. Die Gesamt-zahl der Erdgasfahrzeuge inDeutschland stieg damit auf rund 60.000 Fahrzeuge.

Mit 1.998 Autos in den ersten fünf Monaten diesesJahres hat Volkswagen die meisten Erdgas-Pkw inDeutschland verkauft. Auf den Plätzen zwei und drei folgen Opel (1.658) und Fiat (614). Deutlich darunterliegen die Zahlen der neu zugelassenen Pkw mitErdgasantrieb der Marken Daimler-Chrysler (109),Citroën (102) und Renault (82).

Besonders erfreulich ist diese Entwicklung vor demHintergrund der allgemeinen Flaute auf demAutomobilmarkt. In den ersten fünf Monaten diesesJahres sank die Zahl der Pkw-Neuanmeldungen um

Pkw-Markt in der Flaute

Erdgasautos trotzen dem Trend

Der VW Touran EcoFuel ist eines der meistverkauftenErdgasfahrzeuge in Deutschland

9,6 Prozent gegenüber 2006. Im Mai 2007 waren eslaut KBA sogar 11,1 Prozent weniger Fahrzeuge als voreinem Jahr. Neben dem so genannten Mehrwertsteuer-Effekt ist dies nach Einschätzung desGeislinger Instituts für Automobilwirtschaft (IFA) und B&DForecast in Leverkusen eine Folge der Debatte um CO2-Grenzwerte und eine Kfz-Besteuerung nachSchadstoffausstoß. Viele Kunden würden den Ausgangder politischen Diskussion abwarten, um keine falscheKaufentscheidung zu treffen.


As the car market continues to stagnate, NGV manufacturers areposting growing sales figures.According to Germany’s MotorTransport Authority (KBA) a total of4,800 new natural gas vehicleswere registered between Januaryand May 2007. In the passengercar segment alone the number ofnewly registered NGVs rose by 19percent compared to the same period the previous year. Last monthin particular many motorists decidedto opt for natural gas as their futurechoice. In May 2006 the KBA registered 574 new NGVs, whereasthe figure for this May was up to1,047. This corresponds to an 84percent increase, bringing the totalnumber of NGVs in Germany up toaround 60,000 vehicles.

Volkswagen tops the table for thehighest NGV sales in Germany, having sold 1,998 cars in the firstfive months of this year. In secondand third position respectively areOpel (1,658) and Fiat (614). Newly

Car sales in the doldrums

NGVs defy the trend

registered NGVs from other manufacturers are somewhat less:Daimler-Chrysler (109), Citroën(102) and Renault (82).This development is particularlyencouraging when you consider thegeneral slump in the car market. Inthe first five months of this year theoverall number of newly registeredcars fell by 9.6 percent comparedto 2006. According to the KBAthere were actually 11.1 percent

The VW Touran EcoFuel is one of the biggest selling NGVs in Germany

less cars in May 2007 than in theprevious year. Apart from the so-called VAT effect, this trend is aresult of the debate on CO2 limitsand a road tax based on toxic emissions, according to an appraisalby the Geislinger Institute of theMotor Industry (IFA) and B&DForecast in Leverkusen. Many customers are awaiting theoutcome of the political discussionsbefore deciding what to buy.


NGV miscellaneous

Nuovi (2006) 22 4%CASERTA 286 1%Euro 1 (<97) 107 37%Euro 2 (97<2001) 121 42%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 51 18%Euro 4 (2005) 3 1%Nuovi (2006) 4 1%FORLI' 1,181 3%Euro 1 (<97) 326 28%Euro 2 (97<2001) 299 25%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 221 19%Euro 4 (2005) 169 14%Nuovi (2006) 166 14%SALERNO 742 2%Euro 1 (<97) 259 35%Euro 2 (97<2001) 298 40%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 149 20%Euro 4 (2005) 18 2%Nuovi (2006) 18 2%PERUGIA 1,821 5%Euro 1 (<97) 499 27%Euro 2 (97<2001) 623 34%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 399 22%Euro 4 (2005) 167 9%Nuovi (2006) 133 7%PIACENZA 396 1%Euro 1 (<97) 168 42%Euro 2 (97<2001) 104 26%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 56 14%Euro 4 (2005) 31 8%Nuovi (2006) 37 9%FROSINONE 161 0%Euro 1 (<97) 42 26%Euro 2 (97<2001) 57 35%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 47 29%Euro 4 (2005) 8 5%Nuovi (2006) 7 4%RIMINI 536 1%Euro 1 (<97) 166 31%Euro 2 (97<2001) 164 31%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 101 19%Euro 4 (2005) 59 11%Nuovi (2006) 46 9%PALERMO 44 0%Euro 1 (<97) 14 32%Euro 2 (97<2001) 24 55%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 4 9%Euro 4 (2005) 0Nuovi (2006) 2 5%TRENTO 91 0%Euro 1 (<97) 39 43%Euro 2 (97<2001) 28 31%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 18 20%Euro 4 (2005) 2 2%Nuovi (2006) 4 4%ROVIGO 1,013 3%Euro 1 (<97) 350 35%Euro 2 (97<2001) 320 32%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 176 17%Euro 4 (2005) 89 9%Nuovi (2006) 78 8%CATANIA 330 1%Euro 1 (<97) 129 39%Euro 2 (97<2001) 133 40%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 55 17%Euro 4 (2005) 12 4%Nuovi (2006) 1 0%

Euro 4 (2005) 74 10%Nuovi (2006) 164 22%BARI 1,202 3%Euro 1 (<97) 483 40%Euro 2 (97<2001) 518 43%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 165 14%Euro 4 (2005) 19 2%Nuovi (2006) 17 1%MODENA 615 2%Euro 1 (<97) 222 36%Euro 2 (97<2001) 173 28%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 114 19%Euro 4 (2005) 57 9%Nuovi (2006) 49 8%VICENZA 259 1%Euro 1 (<97) 84 32%Euro 2 (97<2001) 71 27%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 40 15%Euro 4 (2005) 27 10%Nuovi (2006) 37 14%TREVISO 367 1%Euro 1 (<97) 120 33%Euro 2 (97<2001) 113 31%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 75 20%Euro 4 (2005) 31 8%Nuovi (2006) 28 8%FIRENZE 656 2%Euro 1 (<97) 211 32%Euro 2 (97<2001) 156 24%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 113 17%Euro 4 (2005) 70 11%Nuovi (2006) 106 16%RAVENNA 1,769 5%Euro 1 (<97) 574 32%Euro 2 (97<2001) 434 25%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 313 18%Euro 4 (2005) 223 13%Nuovi (2006) 225 13%FERRARA 1,199 3%Euro 1 (<97) 345 29%Euro 2 (97<2001) 336 28%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 200 17%Euro 4 (2005) 116 10%Nuovi (2006) 202 17%BRESCIA 205 1%Euro 1 (<97) 50 24%Euro 2 (97<2001) 54 26%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 39 19%Euro 4 (2005) 40 20%Nuovi (2006) 22 11%VENEZIA 375 1%Euro 1 (<97) 143 38%Euro 2 (97<2001) 96 26%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 72 19%Euro 4 (2005) 33 9%Nuovi (2006) 31 8%BERGAMO 276 1%Euro 1 (<97) 64 23%Euro 2 (97<2001) 83 30%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 72 26%Euro 4 (2005) 32 12%Nuovi (2006) 25 9%LECCE 616 2%Euro 1 (<97) 186 30%Euro 2 (97<2001) 268 44%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 122 20%Euro 4 (2005) 18 3%

TOTALE ITALIA 38,406 100%Euro 1 (<97) 12,286 32%Euro 2 (97<2001) 12,011 31%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 7,181 19%Euro 4 (2005) 3,468 9%Nuovi (2006) 3,460 9%

NAPOLI 1,100 3%Euro 1 (<97) 304 28%Euro 2 (97<2001) 493 45%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 247 22%Euro 4 (2005) 31 3%Nuovi (2006) 25 2%ROMA 346 1%Euro 1 (<97) 86 25%Euro 2 (97<2001) 129 37%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 96 28%Euro 4 (2005) 20 6%Nuovi (2006) 15 4%TORINO 134 0%Euro 1 (<97) 45 34%Euro 2 (97<2001) 52 39%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 22 16%Euro 4 (2005) 10 7%Nuovi (2006) 5 4%BOLOGNA 1,945 5%Euro 1 (<97) 592 30%Euro 2 (97<2001) 447 23%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 366 19%Euro 4 (2005) 292 15%Nuovi (2006) 248 13%MILANO 167 0%Euro 1 (<97) 38 23%Euro 2 (97<2001) 46 28%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 22 13%Euro 4 (2005) 46 28%Nuovi (2006) 15 9%PADOVA 798 2%Euro 1 (<97) 255 32%Euro 2 (97<2001) 241 30%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 174 22%Euro 4 (2005) 71 9%Nuovi (2006) 57 7%VERONA 1,455 4%Euro 1 (<97) 476 33%Euro 2 (97<2001) 424 29%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 283 19%Euro 4 (2005) 125 9%Nuovi (2006) 147 10%REGGIO EMILIA 753 2%Euro 1 (<97) 183 24%Euro 2 (97<2001) 206 27%Euro 3 (2001<2005) 126 17%

Some conclusions:1) 60% of the conversions are onEuro1 and Euro 2, understandableas the effect of circulation restrictions in towns.2) 40% are on ≥ Euro3, and thiscan be considered as consequenceof low cost of fuel and good advertisement.3) Conversion business, especially forreason 1), will continue for long time.

Methane conversions in Italy - year 2006


NGV miscellaneousRussia: Olympic Sochi 2014

Two weeks before the IOC inGuatemala has elected Sochi asthe Capital of the Winter OlympicGames in 2014 a group ofGazprom officials headed by Dr.Bogdan Budzouliak, member ofthe Gazprom Board of Directors, visited the City Hallof Sochi. Gazprom and city officials discussed theways to reduce automotive toxic emissions. The par-ties have agreed that CNG and LNG are the mostrealistic and economical fuels to meet the challenge.Dr. Budzouliak and Mayor Kolodiazhny agreed to setup an NGV Task Force to prepare the feasibilitystudy for the project. Sochi already has one CNG fill-ing station. However today’s NGV population fallsshort of this station capacity. The Winter OlympicGames in 2014 in Sochi supported by the RussianGovernment and major national businesses likeGazprom open up a tremendous opportunity forSochi to become a model of the environment friendlyurban transport system. Russian National GasVehicle Association (NGVRUS) has initiated a cam-paign "Blue Methane for the White Olympics" withthe aim of consolidating national and foreign indus-tries for the Gazprom-Sochi NGV project.

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2006Paper #06-1066 For a successful transition fromtoday's status as niche market product to a mass-market product NGVs need a dense refuelling station network. In the next few years, the number ofCNG refuelling stations in Switzerland will most likely beincreased from today’s 50 up to 350 in 2020 in severalsteps by the natural gas industry. Therefore 300 out ofthe existing 3470 petrol filling stations have to be chosen for this investment, preferably at lowest possiblesocial cost. This leads to an optimization problem withabout 10.300 possible different distributions of these300 cng filling stations. The paper reports and discusses solutions for this problem employing theSimulated Annealing heuristic and appropriate objectivefunctions. In the first case study the objective functionuses aggregated data based on the locations of theexisting gas stations and municipalities. The second case employs an objective function whichapproximates the social costs for a specific distributionof CNG refuelling stations. The approach models the response of the car owners tothe distribution by predicting the resulting number ofNGVs in each municipality with a multinomial log model,calibrated to current Swiss ownership patterns.

Optimization of CNG refuelling stationDistribution: Swiss case studies


NGV miscellaneousAfter six African countries adopted NGVs in their vehiclefleets, OEM NGVs start recognising the potential of distributing NGVs in Africa. Recently, Hyundai East Africa Limited decided to importnatural gas vehicles into the East African market. The company had signed an agreement to import NGVsfrom Hyundai Group South Korea by the end of 2007,said Mr Mehboob Karmali the Managing Director forHyundai East Africa Limited. The firm is also planning toopen new branches in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwandaand Zambia.The decision to import the clean natural gas vehicles wastaken a few days after the Tanzania PetroleumDevelopment Corporation (TPDC) announced a plan tohave them running in the country by the end of thisyear. TPDC has exhibited three NGVs in the Dar esSalaam International Trade Fair (DITF) in Tanzania in earlyJuly. The three vehicles, a Suzuki Grand Vitara, ToyotaMark II and Isuzu Double Cabin are equipped with cylinders capacities to store 18 kg of CNG. TPDC Public Relations Officer, Felix Haule, said theCompany will establish the first natural gas selling centrein Dar es Salaam within this year. He also told the centre would be located at Ubungo closeto Songas gas-to-power generators One public refuellingfacility will be opened by December this year. CNG ispriced at 810 TZS/kg while gasoline is sold at 1,380TZS/litre. With fuel consumption of 18km/1 kg CNG

Korean car manufacturer to export CNG vehicles to East Africa

Hyundai headquarters in Korea

compares to 12km/1 litre gasoline; running a CNG vehicle is 60% cheaper comparing to gasoline vehicle. So far, 69,570 NGVs are used or demonstrated inAfrica. Egypt has 69,376 vehicles, Algeria has 125units, 60 units in Nigeria, 4 in Mozambique, 3 inTanzania, and 2 in Tunisia.

Ford improved range for CNG C-Max

Ford has announced the improvement of the C-Maxnatural gas storage capacity up to 107 liters (about18kg of Compressed Natural Gas), which allows thecar run for up to 300 km (200 miles) on a singletank. If you add the 55 liters of the regular gasolinedeposit, the range comes up to 720 km (420miles).The C-Max is a compact minivan built on the Focusplatform. The CNG version is based on the 2.0lDuratec gasoline engine, good for 145 HP in gaso-line mode and 126 when running on gas. For such alarge vehicle, the tailpape emissions are quite good:158 CO2 g/km.Automakers selling cars in Germany have a long-last-ing relationship with natural gas and most of themhave CNG models available.


Turin, Italy

II World Fair of NGV and H2VThe main European and global event on next year 2nd semester will take place in Turin, Italy.Several are the reasons to say theabove sentence:

1- During the first World Fair edition in Bolzano, Italy, more than70 different NGV models were exhibited by 11 OEMs. It was up today the biggest methane event inEuropean history.

2- The event will be held after theorganizers received several requeststo do it from companies that exhibited in the first edition, fromItaly and abroad Italy.

3- The Fair is supported by the governments of Piemonte Region,Torino Province and the City authorities. In another sign of interest, different Italian provincialgovernments requested to have theFair in their respective regions.

4- The II World Fair will take placein the main Italian automotive cityand in the Fiera Lingotto, a globallywell known event place. Just toknow, Turin is ten times bigger thanBolzano.

5- The Italian market is growing upfast both in OEM NGV models andaftermarket conversions. The host,Consorzio NGV System, representsthe Italian methane for transportindustry: Turin 2008 represents todo business while pushing on NGV:the goal is that methane arrives to a6% fuel market share, which meansto abandon the name of alternativefuel for common fuel.

6- Several European methane country market places are growingup: Germany, Austria, Switzerland,Sweden, Spain, Russia. TheEuropean NGV industry andEuropean people will be present inItaly, the main continental market..

7- The organizers are currently -more than one year in advance tothe event date- receiving visa applications from people that willarrive from several Asiatic countries(Pakistan, India, Bangladesh,Thailand, Korea, China, etc).

8- The Master Conference is anattraction by itself: not a commonand usual Conference but 10 highlevel speakers that will talk about 10different items. After each presentation will take place a freediscussion. No entrance fee will berequired and those who attend morethan 70% of the presentations willreceive a certificate, a CD and oneyear free subscription to The GasVehicles Report.

9- Also the tecnical tour is of toplevel quality: methane buses will

transfer the people from the Fair tothe Fiat Research Centre (where i.e.the Fiat Panda Panda was designed)and Gerbido, the largest NGV busand public European refuelling station.

10- To exhibit in Turin means to be present in the world NGV capitalon next year 2nd semester, a greatopportunity for business and to promote the companies’ image andproducts.

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The shortest 6x2x4 Stralis CNG, 26 t GVW

During the last week of June Ivecowas present in the InternationalCTI Forum, held in Munich. One interesting point about thismeeting was the fact thatGermany is already very active inthe promotion of CNG cars, aftera strong push for the developmentof the public network of CNG distribution all around the country.But on the other hand, the development of heavy vehicles

—urban buses and urban trucks—running on CNG is still practically non-existent.Iveco’s participation and contribution have been centredin the presentation of the wide experience and range ofCNG products available. One of the novelties being thenew Daily vans and chassis, now equipped with the alsonew F1C engine in CNG version, with a maximum powerof 136 CV constant from 2,750 to 3,500 rpm and witha strong torque of 350 Nm already available at 1.500rpm and also constant up to 2,750 rpm.

The other important novelty from Iveco was the StralisCNG heavy chassis, specially designed for the garbage

collection activities, where Iveco has already more than1,000 CNG vehicles in service in Europe. A real truckchassis was shown during the Forum, in order to offerall the participants the possibility to see and touch aseries CNG truck, with the special extra short wheelbasethat makes this truck the shortest 3 axle 26 t GVWavailable in Europe, specially apt, because of its extremely good manoeuvrability, for work in town centres.

* IVECO Director of NGV Development

Car training instituteforum. Natural Gas Vehicles

Manuel Lage *


News,News, PrProducts,oducts, TTechnologyechnologyLast June 15 buses of the CityClass CNG model, corresponding to the tender assigned by EMT deMadrid, the municipal company for urban transport, toIrisbus Iveco during 2006 were delivered. Another 21units are being delivered this month and the rest willbe delivered from September to the end of the year.All the units have a rigid configuration and a length of12 m with a two axle configuration. Bodies fromCastrosua (CS40), Hispano (Habbit) and Noge (Citour)are equipping the buses, with full low floor and twodoor access. The buses are equipped with integralpneumatic suspension, kneeling control and specialaccess for handicapped people with a wheelchairramp. The high capacity air-conditioning unit assurespassengers’ comfort during the hot summer inMadrid.The engine is the Iveco Cursor 8 CNG type,with a 7.8 litre displacement, with a maximum powerrating of 200 kW from 1750 to 2000 r/min, and amaximum torque of 1100 Nm from 1100 to 1700r/min. It has stoichiometric combustion, multi-pointelectronic injection, three-way catalyst and, like allIveco natural gas engines, it complies with E.E.V levelsfor the emission of exhaust pollution giving much lowervalues than those required from the current Europeanemission regulation.

Delivery of 80 CNG buses from Irisbus Iveco for Madrid’s urban bus fleet

Irisbus Iveco Cityclass CNG bus from Madrid fleet


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Simon Cooke

Headquartered in Solon, Ohio,U.S.A., Swagelok Company is amajor developer and provider of fluid system solutions, includingproducts, assemblies, and servicesfor the research, instrumentation, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, power,petrochemical, alternative fuels, and semi-conductor industries.Swagelok’s manufacturing, research,technical support, and distributionfacilities support a global network ofmore than 200 authorised salesand service centres in 57 countries.

On last 12 July, the firm announcedthat Simon Cooke has been appointed as Regional Director,Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) of Swagelok Company. In his new role, Simon is responsiblefor all aspects of business development and sales and servicesupport within the region. His remit also includes developing

and implementing strategies forgrowth in Africa, Central Asia,Russia and the Middle East, as well as overseeing Swagelok’sEuropean Technical Centres.Simon is also a member of the company’s operating committee.

Simon has worked with Swagelok for the past 15 years, firstly as asales engineer for the sales andservice centre in the South West of England, then as field engineer for Swagelok and most recently asBusiness Development Manager and Regional Manager, EMEA.Peter O’Connor, the previousRegional Director EMEA, hasbecome Managing Director of sales and service centre FluidSystem Technologies (Scotland) Ltd,based in Aberdeen.

For more information, visitwww.swagelok.com

Simon Cooke appointed regional director Europe,Middle East & Africa of Swagelok company

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