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600 Euro Incentive for Viennese NGVs

Thursday, 19 July 2007

Austria, Vienna

1,000 residents of Vienna are to be beneficiaries of a program to provide €600 ($US830) towards the purchase of natural gas vehicles. The program, supported by Vienna Energy and OMV, will operate until May 2008 for vehicles registered in Vienna.

Vienna Energy plans to invest €9 million ($US12.5 million) establishing compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations and converting their vehicle fleet to natural gas by 2010. OMV meanwhile expects to establish 80 CNG refueling stations in Austria by 2010, around 40% of the expected 200 to be operational in the country by that time.

The policy has been established to lower air pollution in the city. Details can be obtained by phoning a City Hall Environment Hotline on 4000 8022. Applications are expected to be processed within a 4 week timeframe. More details.

Source: NGV Global