Italy: SEAT and Snam partnership to promote CNG and bio-CNG solutions
The aim is to promote the use of compressed natural gas and renewable gas as vehicle fuel for sustainable mobility in Europe.
The agreement provides that both companies explore business and commercial development opportunities targeted at corporate customers, dealers and consumers to promote the network of gas stations, as well as identify technological projects.
The initiative, which could extend to other Volkswagen Group brands, will foster the technological development of biomethane.
“For SEAT, one out of every five vehicles sold in Italy uses CNG. With this agreement we aim to further enhance the development of compressed natural gas in Italy and export this success case to other countries”, highlighted SEAT President, Luca de Meo.
“We believe that natural gas is the most immediate solution to improving air quality in our cities, in addition to having environmental sustainability, performance and economic advantages”, said Snam CEO, Marco Alverà.
CNG, the sustainable alternative in Italy
There is an upward trend in the use of compressed natural gas cars in Europe. Italy is the main market with a fleet of approximately 1 million vehicles, represents 55% of the sale of vehicles powered with this fuel in Europe this year, and 1,300 refuelling stations.
Snam recently inaugurated its first L-CNG filling station in Pesaro. The company has about 50 natural gas and biomethane refuelling plants currently in implementation and a pluriennal development plan of approximately 300 new distributors.
