In 2021, the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the Netherlands stood at 73.7 euro cents. This figure represents a nearly 26 percent increase in comparison to the previous year. Often referred to as autogas when used as a fuel for motor vehicles, LPG generally has a lower energy density than petrol or fuel oil. Compared to the price of unleaded 95 octane fuel, LPG is significantly cheaper.
Volume decrease in LPG-fueled cars
Examining the number of newly registered LPG passengers cars in the Netherlands, cars registrations of this type peaked in 2012 at nearly 9,000. By 2019, however, LPG passenger car registrations were well below 1,000. A similar decreasing trend can be seen in the volume of LPG car exports. In 2012 the number of LPG automobile exported reached 13,140 cars, whereas by 2019 this decreased to roughly 7,300 exported LPG cars.
LPG cars in comparison relatively cheap
In regard to the average purchase price of new passenger cars, LPG-fueled vehicles had an average purchase price of around 20,600 euros in 2020 in the Netherlands. That same year, automobiles powered by hydrogen had the highest average price at approximately 77,000 euros.
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2021
(in euro cents per liter)
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Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie Vereniging , & Bond van Automobielhandelaren en Garagehouders. (September 24, 2021). Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2021 (in euro cents per liter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/658367/liquefied-petroleum-gas-price-in-the-netherlands/
Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie Vereniging , und Bond van Automobielhandelaren en Garagehouders. "Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2021 (in euro cents per liter)." Chart. September 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658367/liquefied-petroleum-gas-price-in-the-netherlands/
Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie Vereniging , Bond van Automobielhandelaren en Garagehouders. (2021). Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2021 (in euro cents per liter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658367/liquefied-petroleum-gas-price-in-the-netherlands/
Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie Vereniging , and Bond van Automobielhandelaren en Garagehouders. "Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Price in The Netherlands from 2010 to 2021 (in Euro Cents per Liter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658367/liquefied-petroleum-gas-price-in-the-netherlands/
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