Global natural gas vehicles have entered the fast-track of development, and China's natural gas vehicle industry has also witnessed rapid development. The total amount of gas stations and natural gas vehicles has increased substantially, and a change in traffic energy use is quietly coming.

According to statistics, in the past year, 446 gas stations have been newly added to China, totaling 2,784, an increase of 19% over the previous year, of which LNG filling stations accounted for 22.8%. The number of natural gas vehicles added was 473,000, and the total holdings reached 1.577 million, an increase of 40% over the previous year, of which more than 71,000 were LNG vehicles. The gas used in natural gas vehicles is 12.6 billion cubic meters, and the output value is about 47 billion yuan.

Lee Giok Seng, secretary general of the Asia-Pacific Gas Auto Association, said that Asia-Pacific natural gas vehicle ownership has accounted for 50% of the world's total in the past year, making it the fastest growing natural gas vehicle in the world. It is predicted that by 2040, the proportion of natural gas in the Asia Pacific region will increase from the current 1% to 4%. If there is a breakthrough in technology and policy, this ratio may be raised to 10%.

Rao Chuan, Secretary-General of China National Natural Gas Automobile Industry Association, summed up the development characteristics of natural gas vehicles in China over the past year. These characteristics are: First, the market has grown at a faster pace, and the market has become more involved. Second, the terminal market has driven a significant increase in the volume of natural gas trade. Third, the industrial chain of natural gas vehicles has gradually improved. Fourth, continuous breakthroughs have been made in related technologies. Introduced.

From the perspective of the development of natural gas vehicles by the three major state-owned oil companies, CNPC pays more attention to internal integration and coordinated development. Sinopec is stepping up its initiative in the coal-to-natural gas industry, and CNOOC continues to invest in expansion. Kunlun Energy, a subsidiary of CNPC, has two LNG receiving stations and 19 LNG plants under construction and under construction. It operates 424 LNG refueling stations and develops more than 40,000 LNG vehicles. It is becoming a domestic LNG vehicle. Oil substitute leader.