page_title: Autogas
section_title: Netherlands
hierarchical_section_title: Autogas / Countries / Netherlands
context_page_description: Autogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles as well as in stationary applications such as generators. It is a mixture of propane and butane.
  Autogas is widely used as a "green" fuel, as its use reduces CO
  2 exhaust emissions by around 15% compared to petrol. One litre of petrol produces 2.3 kg of CO
  2 when burnt, whereas the equivalent amount of autogas produces only 1.5 * 1.33 = 2 kg of CO
  2 when burnt. CO emissions are 30% lower, compared to petrol and NO
  x by 50%. It has an octane rating that is between 90 and 110 and an energy content that is between 25.5 megajoules per litre and 28.7 megajoules per litre depending upon the actual fuel composition.
  Autogas is the third most popular automotive fuel in the world, with approximately 16 million of 600 million passenger cars powered using the fuel, representing less than 3% of the total market share. Approximately half of all autogas-fueled passenger vehicles are in the five largest markets: Turkey, South Korea, Poland, Italy, and Australia.
context_section_description: Use of autogas has varied in the Netherlands. It went up in the 1980s and has decreased ever since, except for an increase in 2005. In 2010, there are around 220,000 autogas vehicles on the road (total cars being a little less than 8 million).
  Autogas is sold at most fuel stations, stations in urban areas may not supply it due to safety regulations with regard to LPG storage tanks. The 'Dutch Bayonet' is the standard filling device used.
  The road tax on autogas vehicles can be up to 2 times that of petrol powered vehicles. On the modern third generation (G3) autogas systems, the difference on tax is zero for cars up to 850 kg, but increases for heavier cars. The diesel tax is twice the petrol tax. Because the price of autogas is less than half that of petrol, fitting a car with an LPG system is only economically feasible at more than around 10,000 km/year.
caption: Dutch bus on LPG. Note the white gas tanks on the roof of the bus.
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