The emergency linked to the prices of energy and natural gas continues to hold the automotive sector in a tight grip, with methane distributors who find it harder and harder to bear the rises. The greatest risk is therefore that of a closure of the refueling stations, as underlined by Assogasmetano. The sector association has raised yet another alarm for a sector that, after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, has had to face exponential increases.
Just think that within a year, it has gone by an average of € 0.975 per kilo of April 2021 to the current € 1.904 / kg, with thresholds above € 2 per kilo in some cases. A dizzying increase that also had consequences on the market for vehicles powered by natural gas, with registrations down to 1.1%. “Currently, the prices that operators in the methane sector for cars have to face are about eight times those of a year ago and forecasts do not suggest a downsizing, at least in the short term. – reads the statement from Assogasmetano – Even the recent attempt by our Government to reach an agreement in the Community, aimed at establishing a “price cap”, a ceiling on the price of gas, to avoid speculation and “crazy” prices, has failed and the discussion on the subject has been postponed to next autumn. It is therefore quite clear that, given the current situation, road distribution operators, who have been suffering from this situation for over a year now, will soon find themselves obliged to heavily adjust the retail prices of methane for cars, a a product that has always been appreciated above all for its economy of operation compared to other fuels but then, if a solution is not found soon, they will be forced to close the refueling stations. “
To increase the dose he also thought about it the President of AssogasmetanoIng. Flavio Merigo, highlighting how natural gas represents a bridge for the ecological transition, for the use of biomethane and hydrogen in transport, for example, and that a zeroing of the sector would be unsustainable.
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