Growing uptake of LNG vehicles as refuelling infrastructure increases

摘要

Europe's Green Deal, the EU s ambitious plan to become a carbon neutral continent by 2050, is driving growth in natural gas cars and LNG heavy-duty vehicles and refueling infrastructure. Registrations for new LNG-fuelled vehicles nearly tripled, while LNG fueling stations grew by 50% in 2019, according to the Natural and bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA) Europe. Europeans filed registrations for 69,900 new compressed natural gas (CNG) passenger cars, 8,910 light commercial vehicles, 1,980 buses, 2,120 trucks, and 4,510 LNG trucks in 2019, according to the Brussels-headquartered association. Overall, there are now more than 1.4M light vehicles, 275,000 buses and coaches and 195,000 trucks that burn natural gas. Europe also appears to be surmounting the 'chicken and the egg' dilemma that often plagues alternative fuel choices. Sales of vehicles are being matched by a widening choice of filling stations across Europe. About 150 new CNG stations and 80 LNG refuelling stations were added in 2019. There are currently 3,732 CNG and 249 LNG-refuelling stations.