for the liquefied gas user
Transporte
LPG or autogas, as liquefied gas is often called in road transport, is the most widespread alternative transport fuel in the world. preferred as an alternative fuel in road transport. There are more than 27 million LPG powered vehicles worldwide, of which 3 million are in Poland. Autogas can be refueled at 81 thousand stations around the world — 9% of them are located in Poland.
LPG is historically obtained from fossil sources — during the extraction of natural gas and oil from deposits (it accounts for about 5% of the extracted volume), as well as in the process of oil refining. LPG is therefore a naturally occurring by-product — at the dawn of the oil industry, burned or vented as waste, now used in automobile transportation, heating or in industry. The commercial production of LPG began in 1920, and the market for LPG on a large scale developed as a consequence of the 1973 oil crisis, when it became necessary to find an effective substitute for crude oil.
- 3 million — so many cars powered by autogas are registered in Poland.
- 40% - on average, autogas is cheaper than gasoline.
- 10-20% - that's how much carbon dioxide is emitted by cars powered by autogas.
- 80-90% - the less dust emitted by cars powered by autogas.
- 1 million tons — so much less CO2 they emit cars annually in Poland after conversion to autogas.
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