Iran has managed to save over 370 million litres of petrol over the past two years by turning 213,000 public transport vehicles into dual-fuel cars, according to the head of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC).
“Converting petrol-fuelled public transport cars into natural gas-powered ones has been one of the tasks of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company in recent years, and by converting 213,000 public transport vehicles so far, 370 million litres of petrol have been saved and the country has earned $126 million in revenue,” Ali-Akbar Nejad-Ali said.
According to the official, NIOPDC has it on the agenda to turn 1.206 million public vehicles into dual-fuel cars by the Iranian calendar year 1405 (begins in March 2026). He announced the signing of contracts with 330 workshops across the country to convert petrol-fuelled cars into dual-fuel ones.
Despite having abundant natural gas resources, the Islamic Republic is also one of the world’s leading petrol consumer countries, and a great part of the country’s 100-million-liter petrol output is used inside the country, while the exports of the mentioned fuel can be an excellent source of income for the country and less petrol consumption would also mean less air pollution and a cleaner environment.
Tackling this issue, the Iranian government has been promoting the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as a replacement for petrol over the past few years and has declared CNG the country’s national fuel.
Source: Tehran Times