Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

Several years ago, the government of Bangladesh took took various policies to convert the petroleum vehicles on road to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), which allows both air quality improvements and energy security benefits. Congestion costs are still one-half of the health benefits of the CNG conversion policy.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2013

There may be significant health benefits to converting our motoring fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG): as an analysis of CNG conversions in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has revealed. There has been a rapid conversion in the Bangladeshi capital following the introduction of a CNG conversion policy in 2010[.].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

An analysis by a team in Bangladesh found large air quality and associated health benefits accruing to the residents of Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) as a result of the rapid conversion of the motor vehicle fleet to CNG. 18% of vehicle fleet). The proportion of buses and minibuses running on CNG was above 75%.

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