Sales rise almost 60 percent. dena recommends extending tax reductions
In spite of a major decrease in the overall car sales figures in Germany, the demand for natural-gas powered vehicles increased almost 60 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period in the previous year. This fact was highlighted by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) – the German Energy Agency – and the “Initiative for Natural-Gas-Based Mobility” based on the data reported recently by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority. Read more »
The California Energy Commission has approved funding for a number of projects that will support increased numbers of cleaner, alternative fuel vehicles on California roadways, thereby helping the state meet its climate change goals. The awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. 2013-2014 funding priorities have also been set, with both programs including support for natural gas vehicle projects. 
The Government of Sweden has extended the reduced tax benefit on company cars powered by alternative fuels for another three years, seen as a stimulus to sales of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) by member-funded industry organisation Energigas Sweden. More natural gas vehicles on the road will reduce emissions, especially given natural gas fuel in the country comprises more than 50% biomethane derived from renewable resources. 
Italian alternative-fuel vehicle buyers will qualify for government incentives as from March 14, including buyers of dedicated and bi-fuel natural gas vehicles (NGVs), for qualifying vehicles. The upper CO2 emissions limit has been set at 120 g/km, with the amount of incentive being defined within emission level bands. Vehicles can not have been previously registered. 
At the end of January 2013, the Philippine Senate passed Senate Bill No. 2856 entitled An Act Providing Incentives for the Manufacture, Assembly, Conversion and Importation of Electric, Hybrid and other Alternative Fuel Vehicles, and for Other Purposes. Under “Alternative Fuels”, compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) is amongst the fuels specified. A number of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives are notated. 
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is currently trialling a MAN EcoCity natural gas-powered bus as part of its ongoing exploration into finding alternative fuel-powered vehicles. The bus, now in its third week of a 10-week trial, has been designed specifically for the UK market and is currently on demonstration in partnership with MAN Truck & Bus UK in Swindon, the UK subsidiary of the Munich-based truck and bus manufacturer. So far, the news is all good for the city. 
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