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IX-X.2009

Samochody SpecjaliStyczne - mercedeS-Benz

new cnG car’S Sale in Sweden

world deBut 2009 - the Fiat punto evo

uS department workS For alternative Fuel projectS

NR 36 IX -X.2009

time for Gas

International LPG & CNG magazine with distribution in 33 world countries

Actively distributed while many the most important gas branch expos worldwide

Consists wide range of important on the LPG/CNG gas market advertising companies

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Many interesting and different articles written in 3 languages

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List of LPG / CNG expo 2009 .........................................................3

CNG News ......................................................................................4

CNG News ......................................................................................6

CNG News ......................................................................................8

fiat Punto evo world debut 2009.................................................10

LPG News ....................................................................................12

INDIA PvT CNG car fleet zooms by 43% ......................................14

oPeL launches broad LPG range 5 models

from Corsa to Zafira .....................................................................16

Samochody Specjalistyczne MerCeDeS-BeNZ

– relacja ze szkolenia ...................................................................18

Редуктор vITo .............................................................................19

CoNCePT CArS – 2010 Devon GTX ...........................................20

US Department of energy .............................................................22

CHevroLeT’s efforts drive first half-year sales up .......................26

SUZUKI Maruti launches CNG kit for Alto ....................................26

Garbage should be on the european NGv Agenda ....................... 28

NeW CNG CArS

have resulted in booming NGv sales in Sweden ...........................28

rozmowa z Bernardem Cichockim,

prezesem Zarządu orlen Gaz Sp. z o.o. .........................................30

Samochody LPG ..........................................................................31

volvo S60 Bi-fuel 2005 - test ......................................................32

Iranian CNG revolution Continues

1.5 Million NGvs and Growing ....................................................34

Ceny paliw / fuels prices .............................................................36

List of LPG/ CNG exPo 2009, where “Czas Na Gaz!” is PLaNNed

to be distributed (iN some of them - aLso as media PartNer)

Lista tarGów LPG/ CNG, PodCzas któryCh PLaNujemy

dystrybuCję „Czas Na Gaz!” (Nie NiektóryCh, jako ofiCjaLNy

PatroN mediaLNy)

sePtember / wrzesień

I Latin American Summit of NGv and Alternative fuels , September 24-26,

Lima, Peru - www.expognvperu.com

oCtober / PaździerNik

GasSUf-2009, oxtober 13-15, Moscow, russia - www.gassuf.ru

ANGvA 2009, Conference and exhibition, october 27-29, Donghae,

South Korea - www.angva2009.com

November / ListoPad

6th International LPG exhibition and Conference, November 18-20, Dubrownik,

Croatia - www.ngv-cefta.com

deCember / Grudzień

LNG is HoT: “opportunities, Challenges & Strategies as a vehicle fuel”

3-4 December, Brussels, Belgium - www.LNGisHoT.com

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CNG News ...

GermaNy

fiat presented their Punto evo at the

frankfurt Motor Show, with a bi-fuel (CNG) CNG

euro 5 option included in the range. The vehicle

represents an evolution of the Grande Punto, also

available currently with CNG options. The bi-

fuel natural gas-gasoline variant produces only

115 g/km of Co 2 and fiat says has ‘record low

running costs of under 4 euros per 100 km’.

usa

In its 2nd quarter report, fuel Systems Solu-

tions, Inc. (fSYS) , an alternative fuel systems

provider, reports the likely prospect of doubling

the number of conversions over the previous year,

from nearly 58,000 units in 2008, up to 120,000

units. Mariano Costamagna, Ceo, said, “Our

expanded delayed original equipment manufac-

turer (DOEM) capacity delivered record quarterly

systems installations of 37,000 [up from 30,000

in first quarter] and our business is on track

to exceed 120,000 conversions in 2009.” The

report says demand for alternative fuel vehicles

is strong in europe and will undoubtedly return

worldwide as global markets improve.

ago. Growth is predicted to exceed 250,000 by the

time the city hosts the 2010 Commonwealth Games

in october 2010. Including commericial and bus

fleets the 297,154 vehicles of all categories repor-

tedly operate on CNG.

The Times of India

iNdia

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences

(AIIMS) has decided to replace its 7 battery operated

buses with CNG-powered minibuses to improve

its transport facility, reduce traffic congestion and

overcome battery-charging downtime. The buses

will be used to ferry many of the 12,000 staff on

the one kilometre route between the Institute’s oPD

Block and the parking area.

In Italy, CNG variants also attract the highest

government incentives: 5,000 euros if combined

with a contribution for scrapping an older car.The

new model goes on sale in the second half of

october.

NGV Global

GermaNy

for the first time at the Caravan Salon in Dus-

seldorf aCNG recreational vehicle or campervan,

has been presented. Added to the Avanti box

series by La Strada, the vehicle is based on the

fiat Ducato 3.0 Natural Power 16 v, with power

output of 100kW (136 hp). equipped with five

under-floor gas cylinders with a volume of 220

liters (37.4 kg CNG) the vehicle has a range of

about 400 kilometers; the reserve of 15 litres

should be enough fuel for another 100 km.

The Times of India

usa

The first of 27 new CNG buses began trans-

porting omnitrans passengers. With their arrival,

the transit agency completed the transition to

a 100% alternatively-fueled fleet, a journey that

began in 1997.

maLaysia

Announced by Malaysian Human resources

Minister Dr S. Subramaniam, the ‘Train and Place’

program has been allocated more than 1 million

ringgits (USD 285,000) to train 25 youth as instal-

lers of NGv systems and 150 more as mechanics.

Through partnerships with local private colleges,

the ministry aims to create a pool of skilled workers

and reduce dependence on foreign workers, he

added. Quoted in the Star online, Dr Subrama-

niam said “The 175 trainees will complete their

training in November and will likely be employed

in December”.

“Omnitrans embraced CNG bus engine techno-

logy early on as part of our commitment to being

environmentally friendly,” said Ceo/General

Manager Durand L. rall. “With this purchase, we

are replacing the last of our diesel buses as well

as our first generation of CNG buses.”

Gibgas

swedeN

The monthly NGv sales rate in Sweden has

increased from about 150 to over 700 units

since the market introduction of new models,

including the volkswagen Passat TSI ecofuel

and the Mercedes Benz B 170 NGT. In June, the

new Passat accounted for 68 % and the B 170

for 24 % of the total NG passenger cars sales

in Sweden. Then follow vW Touran, vW Caddy,

opel Zafira, Mercedes e 200 NGT, opel Combo,

and fiat Punto. Within the van segment volkswa-

gen Caddy accounts for some 45 % of the total

sales, followed by opel Combo, vW Transporter,

fiat fiorino, vW Pick-Up, Iveco Daily, and fiat

Doblo.

The 40-foot long transit buses cost $525,500

each and are manufactured by New flyer Inc.

of Winnipeg, Canada with final assembly in

Crookston, Minnesota. funding sources include

the federal Transportation Administration, Conge-

stion Mitigation and Air Quality funds, State Transit

Assistance funds and Local Transportation funds.

A grant from the South Coast Air Quality Manage-

ment District contributed $30,000 per vehicle.

Omnitrans Press Release

Singapore Star

thaiLaNd

PTT Plc opened a new NGv refuelling super

station in Bangkok. NGv-powered vehicle count as

of August 31 this year stood at 152,000 with a daily

consumption of more than 3,800 tonnes, repre-

senting a fourfold rise over the beginning of 2008.

Today, PTT runs 343 such stations, 174 of which are

in Bangkok and its perimeter, and PTT has grown its

high-efficiency NGv truck fleet to 1,120, raising the

volume of NGv transport as well.

iNdia

The number of private cars running on CNG has

risen 43% year-on-year. IGL, the city’s only CNG

supplier, states there are now 175,313 private CNG

cars, a major step up from 122,485 twelve months

NGV Global

5 PTT’s super stations are expected to meet

the fuel needs of large public transport buses and

taxicabs, projected to rise by 30,000 from a fleet of

N O W O Ś C I R Y N K U C N G / C N G N E W S

45,000 today, thanks to the government policy of

free NGv equipment retrofitting in taxicabs using

the money derived from the oil fund.

baNGLadesh

The state-run Bangladesh road Transport Corpo-

ration has taken a credit for Taka 500 million (USD

7 million) from India to buy 100 buses powered by

CNG in order to replace its old fleet of transport.

Syed Abul Hossain, Bangladesh Minister of

Communications, confirmed that the government

has already embarked on new initiatives to acquire

500 more buses with financial support from the

India.

accessories and storage cylinders for NGv and the

handling of LPG.

The measure provides that legal persons who

wish to provide: equipment, components, accesso-

ries or cylinders of natural gas that makes up the

NGv system in vehicles; compression, storage and

delivery of NGv equipment and accessories; and

cylinders and storage tanks for LPG handling; must

submit a series of requirements to the Ministry

for authorization. on the import of the cited items,

the resolution states that must obtain the relevant

import permit granted by the Ministry concerned.

The PTT Ceo and President added that this

latest super station is a conventional station with

40 nozzles, ranking next to the one at the new

southern bus terminal with 44 nozzles. equipped

with 24 nozzles located in 12 dispensers serving

large buses and trucks and 16 nozzles located in

eight dispensers serving small vehicles, the super

station was designed to serve 4,500 small vehicles

and 1,500 buses and trucks each day, or a daily

volume of 200 tonnes.

Hossain informed that the evaluation process

of bids entered the final stage for the purchase of

100 CNG buses, with additional financial assi-

stance from Nordic countries as Norway, Sweden,

Denmark, Iceland and finland. These nations

are offering loans worth about USD 30 million to

implement the “Clean Dhaka Project.” 10 car manu-

facturers in India, China, Japan and South Korea

have participated in the tender.

In addition, the officer said that the Ministry is

seeking support from the economic Development

Cooperation fund of South Korea for the purchase

of another fleet of 300 buses powered by CNG.

At present, the Corporation does not have natural

gas vehicles in its current fleet of 170 units of

single and double floor circulating in the Asian

country’s capital.

Assemblers and manufacturers of motor vehicles

from october 1, 2009 must incorporate to the

Imported Assembly equipment for vehicles regime

(MeIv), all the components and accessories for the

NGv system to be installed in vehicles authorized

by the Ministry. for them there are not assigned

the import permit, however, have to obtain permits

before the Permission and Public Attention office

for the incorporation of NGv systems to MeIv

regime.

Moreover, the normative states those assem-

blers, manufacturers and importers of vehicles,

and also Petroleos de venezuela SA (PDvSA), who

wants to install and import equipment, components

and storage accessories for gas vehicles system,

must obtain the Technology Use Conformity from

the energy and Petroleum Ministry.

By the end of 2009, PTT says it plans to expand

the number of refueling stations to 400 nationwide,

half of which would be located in Bangkok and its

perimeter. It also predicts that by the year end the

number of NGv stations in which the private sector

invests would rise to 50 from the current number

of 32.

PTT

PakistaN

Pakistan’s federal government has reportedly

approved a new bus project that could see 1700

CNG buses on Karachi’s streets in the current year,

100 of which will be resourced directly by the city

government. The federal government will give

a subsidy of rs 300 million (USD 3.6 million) for

1600 CNG buses. only those companies running

25 or more buses will receive the subsidy.

Peru

A poll carried out by the University of Lima at

the end of July recorded 55.7% of taxi drivers in

Lima and Callao fuel their vehicles with natural gas.

The second most-used fuel was diesel (25.3%),

followed by LPG (13.7%) and gasoline (5.3%).

68% of drivers were using vehicles manufactured

in the previous decade (1991 – 2000), according to

a report by radio Nacional.

NiGeria

Nigeria and an Iranian company are collabora-

ting to introduce a new fuel technology that permits

the use of CNG and gasoline in cars on the roads of

the African country. Chairman of ABG Group expla-

ined that the introduction of CNG in the country’s

market will reduce the cost of fuel for cars by 40%.

The executive reported that Nigeria has more than

3 hundred trillion m3 CNG untapped, which is why

a delegation of companies from Iran is visiting the

country to see the feasibility of CNG, and even

plan to travel to the Nigerian city of Ajaokuta where

a mother station would be built.

APP

ChiNa

recently, Xinzheng CNG refueling station built

by Zhengzhou Gas fuel Co.,Ltd. was officially

opened. It will supply enough CNG for 600 CNGvs

every day.

Radio Nacional

The new CNG refueling station was designed

to supply 15,000 cubic meters every day and

5,500,000 cubic meters each year with a total

investment of 7,000,000 yuan. There are more

than 380 taxis in Xinzheng City, Henan Province.

The new CNG refueling station is not only meet the

needs of taxis, but also meet the needs of some of

buses and other vehicles.

ChiLe

The Brazilian oil giant Petrobras officially

launched its operations in Chile with the aim of

increasing its market share in this country, com-

mencing with the opening of a service station

in Santiago. According to vilson reichemback,

manager of Petrobras Chile, the firm plans amongst

other measures, to encourage the use of CNG as

a vehicle fuel by the local market.

Garba noted they are planning to install about

25 mega refueling stations across the country

equipped with 30 pumps, six of which will be

available for loading the gaseous fuel. The idea

is to have 10 of such stations in Abuja and other

15 in Lagos, in order to solve the problem of fuel

in Nigeria with regard to the queues and the high

price. The stations will have a large space for about

540 cars; half of it will be devoted to the conversion

of vehicles to the dual system.

ADN

There are more than 180 taxis have been con-

verted into NGvs since the station was put into

operation.

veNezueLa

The Ministry of People’s Power for energy and

Petroleum is dictating rules for granting authori-

zation to suppliers, technology use conformity

and import permits of equipment, components,

Zhengzhou Evening Paper

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