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. He found that: CNG cars travel 35% more, 55% of this due to price effect, the rest due to self-selection.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Booming cities and rising incomes are fueling a surge in vehicle fleets across Asia. Without a change in current transport development patterns in Asia, global carbon dioxide emissions and fuel prices will keep rising, with consequences for climate change, energy security, and economic growth.

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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). Credit: ACS, Zia and Tanzila. Click to enlarge. This is around 0.4%

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