NATURAL GAS VEHICLES IN EGYPT
CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF A GROWING
INDUSTRY
DR. MAHMOUD BADRAN
CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
NATURAL GAS VEHICLES COMPANY
ABSTRACT
Growing industrialization, if not mere population growth, on the face
of the Earth will induce organizations and nations world wide to
reconsider the variety, priority, and efficiency of their energy sources.
Natural gas has become the world’s premier energy source because it
is efficient, adaptable, and environmentally safer than other fossil fuels.
The vehicular sector is a growing and major fuel consuming sector in
any economy. Technological advancements and the flow of funds in that
industry have allowed nations to target that sector as a priority in a plan to
achieve maximum adaptation to natural gas consumption.
The use of compressed natural gas vehicles dates back to the 1930’s in
Italy. The late 70’s however witnessed the launch of and commitment to
a growing and developing industry. Today there are 3 million natural gas
vehicles world wide with major concentrations in Argentina, Brazil, Italy,
Pakistan, USA, and Egypt. The majority of these vehicles are converted
gas vehicles adapted to use CNG in bi-fuel systems.