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Australia's Government Supports Propane as an Alternative Fuel
Australia, similar to Canada, has an excess supply of propane and 85% of propane is produced from natural gas. On August 14, 2006, then Prime Minister, John Howard outlined a $1.6 billion (Australian dollars), eight year plan to reduce gasoline consumption and ease gasoline pricing to consumers. The recently elected government, led by Kevin Rudd has maintained the existing LPG (liquefied petroleum gas or propane) program and soon after their election the new government ratified the Kyoto Protocol...
Germany's Tax Incentives Encourage More OEM powered LPG Vehicles
Germany has had various incentive programs for alternative transportation fuels in place since 2003, as part of their environmental legislation. The programs included LPG (propane) however due to the limited timeframe of the programs vehicle conversions and infrastructure were slow to develop...
India Reduces Vehicle Pollution by Subsidizing LPG
India's population of 1.36 billion is the second largest in the world and, with one of the highest growth rates, is expected to surpass China by 2030. While the population is over 70% rural at least 25 cities have populations of over 1.0 million and many are among the world’s most polluted urban areas. Vehicles account for most of the pollution with more than 75 million cars, trucks, buses, taxis, two-wheelers and three wheel rickshaws growing more rapidly than the population...
New Zealand High Consumption Fleets Use Propane
New Zealand's population of 4.1 million has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world, with approximately 2.6 million passenger vehicles. New Zealand has no local automotive manufacturing and a high level of used vehicle imports, primarily from Japan. Almost half of the vehicle fleet is between 10 and 30 years old with the average age of a passenger vehicle being around 11.7 years. As a result, New Zealand has not benefited from new vehicle technology and emissions from the transportation sector continue to increase...