Ecomobile
International Magazine of Ecological Mobility
Brc Gas Equipment, the historic Italian brand of LPG and methane transformation systems for vehicles, is now part of the Westport Group, and it has been working for years with various car manufacturers to expand the offer of gas fueled models.
The car market is finally showing a positive trend. According to the data published by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in August there were 91,551 registrations, a +9.5% increase compared to the same month in 2017.
The 2017 trend for new car matriculation has been presented by Anfia (National Association of the Automotive Industry Supply Chain).
In Italy, nowadays, there are 3,249,122 cars fueled with alternative fuels and ecological propulsion. 2,211,368 (5.84%) have double propulsion: petrol-LPG. 911,246 (2.41) have double propulsion: petrol-CNG, 117,433 (0.31%) are hybrid (electric and petrol), 5,743 (0.02%) electric and 3,332 (0.01%) are hybrid (electric and diesel).
Europe and alternative fuels. According to data released by ACEA, the association of European Automakers, a survey of 25 EU and EFTA countries reveals that there were 640,000 new registrations of alternative fuel vehicles in 2015, up 22% from 2014.
LPG. A fuel with great potential, one that is getting good use as fuel for vehicles worldwide: 9.6% of total used goes to fuel vehicles, the remainder being used for domestic and industrial purposes.
Una vicenda che ci accompagnerà ancora a lungo quella dello scandalo Volkswagen. Dopo che l’imbroglio è divenuto di pubblico dominio a settembre, i colpi di scena si sono succeduti uno dopo l’altro.
