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Central Eastern Europe GRIP 2017
5.5 Economic Aspects
The operation of NGVs in a fleet is determined by the
running costs for fuel and investment costs. Although
the respective national conditions for CNG based on
taxes, excise duties, subsidies, etc. vary in the CEE
region, in general, the costs show a breakeven point
when reaching a mileage of 20,000 to 40,000km for
passenger cars and 60,000 to 80,000km for heavy-duty
vehicles. After that point, the higher investment costs
for NGVs are compensated by the cheaper fuel price.
While average diesel prices in the CEE region were above 1.2EUR/litre over the last
five years, the prices of CNG remained steadily low at around 1EUR/0.95kg (which
is equivalent to 1 litre of diesel) – see Figure 5.14
4)
.
Figure 5.14:
Average price of diesel fuel and CNG in the CEE region
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
CNG
Diesel
0
1.6
0.8
0.4
1.2
Price [EUR/(litre/0.95kg)]
4) For the purpose of price comparison, the following consumption equivalent ratio was implemented: The equivalent
amount to 1 liter of diesel is 0.95 kg of CNG. This ratio was determined from a comparison of the fuel consumptions of
several car models with a CNG powertrain and a diesel powertrain with the same power output. A comparison of fuels
based on their energy content is not possible due to the different efficiencies of CNG and diesel powertrains.