In this article we take a look on what the Association of Natural Gas and Organic Vehicles (NGVA Europe) has published, statistics and numbers, on gas vehicle registrations and the development of filling stations in 2019.

The numbers show growing sales of methane, in particular LNG-powered vehicles, but also the continued growth of filling stations.

LNG distributors in Europe grew by 50 percent compared to 2018, while registrations of LNG-powered heavy vehicles almost tripled. At the same time, after the first quarter of 2019, when new vehicles were not available on the market due to the WLTP homologation process, passenger car registrations are at a new level.

The Secretary General of NGVA Europe, Andrea Gerini, commented: “These numbers confirm the growing attraction of natural gas mobility for European consumers. This is the result of mature gas vehicle technology with high efficiency and engine performance, widespread infrastructure and low total cost of ownership (TCO), but also great environmental benefits of gas in transport”.

Natural gas infrastructure and vehicles are fully compatible with renewable gas therefore a road to a zero-emission mobility. Today, the use of natural gas is the most economical way to start a concrete path towards decarbonisation through the multiple dimensions of the transport sector.