In 1994, the Bavarian State Ministry for Economics, Traffic and Technology, the Bavarian State Ministry of Environment and the Association of the Bavarian Gas and Water Companies founded the 'Coalition for Natural Gas Vehicles in Bavaria' as a group of companies and institutions sharing the same interests. The goals have been: promotion of the development of a NGV market in Bavaria, accumulation of basic knowledge about economical and ecological questions using NGVs, public relation issues, lobbying, and information transfer. Today the Coalition for Natural Gas Vehicles in Bavaria consists of 32 members, gas companies, fueling station manufacturers and installation contractors, and ministries. The paper gives a survey of the NGV-related activities and potentials in several Bavarian cities, such as Bad Kissingen, Nurenberg, Regensburg, Augsburg, Munich and the National Park Bavarian Forest. To demonstrate the proven technique and the economics of natural gas vehicles the Coalition for Natural Vehicles in Bavaria created in 1997 the action 'Natural Gas Vehices for Bavarian Cities'. In selected cities car and fueling station manufacturers as well as municipal representatives and the local gas supplier are organizing presentations about natural gas vehicles for the local fleet operators and target groups (municipal fleet operators, bakeries, plumbers, social services, etc.). By means of a questionnaire test drivers have been interviewed about their experience with NGVs, concerning road performance, costs, range, load, interest to change to NGVs. The results of the questionnaire, summarized in a table, show among others that about 75 % of the test drivers are interested in NGVs and that the acceptable additional cost for a car conversion should not exceed 3,000 DEM.
NGVs in Bavarian cities
Erdgasfahrzeuge in Bayerischen Städten
1998
7 Seiten, 1 Bild, 2 Tabellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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