How many NGVs do already exist?
The CNG technology has already been on the market for many years. Some countries already have a huge number of CNG vehicles - with an increasing tendency. Currently, there are about 4,900,000 CNG cars worldwide. <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=400 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_header>
Country
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Number of cars (2005)
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Number of stations (2005)
</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>Argentina</TD><TD class=cell_odd>1,459,236</TD><TD class=cell_odd>1,400</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Brazil</TD><TD class=cell_even>1,035,348</TD><TD class=cell_even>1,176</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>Pakistan</TD><TD class=cell_odd>870,000</TD><TD class=cell_odd>828</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Italy</TD><TD class=cell_even>382,000</TD><TD class=cell_even>509</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>India</TD><TD class=cell_odd>248,000</TD><TD class=cell_odd>198</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>USA</TD><TD class=cell_even>130,000</TD><TD class=cell_even>1,340</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>China</TD><TD class=cell_odd>97,200</TD><TD class=cell_odd>355</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Iran</TD><TD class=cell_even>91,314</TD><TD class=cell_even>120</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>Bangladesh</TD><TD class=cell_odd>41,314</TD><TD class=cell_odd>122</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Germany</TD><TD class=cell_even>33,000</TD><TD class=cell_even>655</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>Japan</TD><TD class=cell_odd>24,648</TD><TD class=cell_odd>288</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Malaysia</TD><TD class=cell_even>14,900</TD><TD class=cell_even>
39 (list available)</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>South Korea</TD><TD class=cell_odd>8,619</TD><TD class=cell_odd>170</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Thailand</TD><TD class=cell_even>9,000</TD><TD class=cell_even>44</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>Indonesia</TD><TD class=cell_odd>4,660</TD><TD class=cell_odd>28</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Philippines</TD><TD class=cell_even>14</TD><TD class=cell_even>1</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>Singapore</TD><TD class=cell_odd>7</TD><TD class=cell_odd>1</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_even>Taiwan</TD><TD class=cell_even>4</TD><TD class=cell_even>1</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=cell_odd>North Korea</TD><TD class=cell_odd>4</TD><TD class=cell_odd>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>