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1 NGV x Round up figures Increase Increase Korea Sweden Ukraine Malaysia BoliviaBulgaria ColombiaGermany Iran Thailand Apr. ' NGV x Round up figures 735 Argentina 272 Brazil 200 Pakistan 370 Italy 25 India 1 Iran 112 USA 36 China 9 Colombia 35 Ukraine Bangladesh Pakistan Austria Ukraine Bolivia Czech Rep. Bulgaria Thailand Armenia Iran Argentina NGVs 365, , , , , , ,587 1,164,839 1,348,126 1,459,236 1,429,973 Stations ,049 1,152 1,330 1,494 1,636 CNG sold (Mm3) 1,092 1,270 1,412 1,508 1,681 1,851 2,041 2,649 3,062 3,186 3,061 Brazil NGVs , , , ,364 1,052,295 1,325,823 Stations ,206 1,411 CNG sold (Mm3) ,340 1,573 1,937 2,305 Germany (**) NGV (LDVs) 1,059 2,040 3,245 (*) 6,829 10,509 14,420 19,105 27,175 38,933 55,000 Stations CNG sold in MWh 132, , , , , , , ,204 1,400,000 Italy NGV (LDVs) 260, , , , , , , , , , ,000 Stations CNG sold (Mm3) Sweden NGVs ,079 1,374 1,725 2,000 3,309 4,248 5,298 7,897 11,511 Stations CNG and CBG sold (Nm3x1000) 9,862 11,335 13,950 16,678 20,125 25,434 28,872 35,450 43, May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report NGV s Statistics balance Countries with the best NGV growth by number World s top 10 NGV countries Countries with refuelling station growth by number, Countries with the best NGV growth by % Countries with the best refuelling station growth by %, Last ten years evolution

2 34 May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report Natural Gas Vehicles Cars/LDVs Buses Trucks N/m3 monthlysales average Refuelling Stations Public Private Compresed Hoses total capacity use (a) use (b) (m3/hour) and 2 three-wheleers. All are in demonstration. Refuelling Stations under construction Public Private VRA (c) Last update Argentina 1,650,000 1,650, ,852,892 1,657 1, Apr. '07 Brazil (d) 1,357,237 1,357, ,350,000 1,426 7 Feb. '07 Pakistan 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300 1,300 Mar. '07 Italy (e) 412, ,000 1, ,000, , , Dec. '06 India (f) 334, ,200 12, ,000, Oct. '06 Iran (g) 263, ,009 2, ,200, , , Apr. '07 U.S.A.(h) 146, ,876 10,000 2,000 55,000,000 1,600 1,600 4,219 Dec '04 Colombia (i) 138, ,780 13,800 9,660 45,000, Nov '06 China (j) 127,120 66,440 32, ,000, Jan. '06 Ukraine 100,000 7,000 30,500 29,500 45,700, Dec. '06 Armenia (k) 81,394 55,163 8,273 17,958 18,222, Jan. '07 Bangladesh (l) 80,000 21,361, , Jan. '07 Egypt 69,376 58,370 5,367 3,356 25,000, Jun. '06 Bolivia 63,315 63,315 15, Feb. '07 Russia 60,000 3,000 8,000 35,000 22,500, Dec '06 Germany (m) 55,272 53,349 1,423 12,200, Mar. '07 Venezuela 44,146 8,152, Dec. '06 Japan (n) 30,469 11,853 1,268 16, , Dec. '06 Thailand (o) 29,233 27, Feb. '07 Bulgaria (p) 25,225 25, ,000, Feb. '07 Malaysia 24,988 24, ,810, , Feb. '07 Canada 20,505 19,505 1, ,694 Sept. '03 Korea 12, , Mar. '07 Sweden 11,515 10, ,800, Dec. '06 Burma 10,900 2,902 6, Dec. 06 Tajikistan 10,600 10,600 4,130, Dec. '06 France 10,150 7,500 2, Mar. '07 Chile 8,009 8,009 3,200, Mar.'07 Peru 6,776 6, , Mar. '07 Kyrgyztan 6, , Mar. '07 Belarus 5,500 2,710, Dec. '06 Moldavia 5,000 5,000 1,180, Dec. '06 Switzerland (q) 3,628 3, , , Jan. '07 Trinidad & Tobago (r) 3, , Dec. '06 Mexico 3,037 3,037 20, Oct. '05 Australia 2, ,263 1, Mar. '07 Spain (s) 1, ,000, Jan. '07 Austria 1,022 1, , Mar. '07 Indonesia 1, Oct. '06 Poland (t) , Apr. '05 Czech Republic (u) , , Mar. '07 Netherlands (v) Feb. '07 Turkey , Nov. '05 United Kingdom (w) Mar. '07 Greece Dec. '06 Portugal , Mar. '07 Latvia Oct. '04 United Arab Emirates Mar. '07 Belgium Nov. '05 Slovakia (x) , , Apr. '07 New Zealand (y) Feb. '07 Singapore Jun.'06 Finland , Mar. '07 Norway Apr. '05 Algeria Oct. '04 Croatia , Dec. '06 Hungary Apr. '06 Serbia & Montenegro Mar. '06 Ireland Sept. '03 Nigeria May '05 Iceland (z) , Feb. '07 Luxembourg , Jan. '06 Macedonia , Mar. '07 Liechtenstein , Feb. '07 Philippines (a') Feb. '06 Bosnia & Herzegovina Feb. '07 Taiwan Apr. '05 Tunesia 2 2 Grand total 6,523,460 6,018, ,289120,260 11,249 8, ,635 Worldwide NGV statistics Notes: (a): The "Grand total" of NGV is not equal to the accumulated number of cars/ldvs+buses+trucks as some countries only register total NGV population. Also, as some other countries/sources discontinue to count NGVs based on the type of vehicles, the "" number of NGV in each country may differ from the total cars/ldvs+buses+trucks in the respective row. However, we continue to publish the previously submitted figures on each type of vehicles to allow readers to get a rough overview of each market. This also applies to refuelling stations. (b):public station is open to general public and private station is exclusively for private fleet use. (c):vehicle Refuelling Appliance (d): In São Paulo, there are 33,000 public buses owned by the government. Now, the government has a program to provide funding for the production of NG buses and trucks for urban used. Brazil plans to triple its gas consumption in 2010 (will be 100 million m3). (e): New cars/ldvs registration in Italy in 2006: OEMs and retrofits. All buses and trucks are OEM made. (f): Including 3 wheelers; India has natural gas three-wheelers (g): From the total of 326 fuelling stations in operation in Iran, 100 units are bi-purpuse gasoline/cng station. From the 432 stations under construction, 88 units are bi-purpose stations too. There are 418 NG stations are in tender or contract assignment. (h): NGV number is an estimated figure for December (i): The data was collected from provinces and cities which are listed as the main development and demonstration areas by the central government only. Though the numbers account for most of NGVs and refueling stations in China, the real numbers should be a little bigger. From the total NGVs, vehicles were classified as vehicles other than taxis and buses (this figure includes the NG truck population). (j): From the total NGV population in Colombia, 1 are buses, 7% are truks, 36% are jeeps 4x4, and 45% are cars (mostly taxi cabs). (k): From NGVs, are three-wheelers. (l): Germany opens about 3 new natural gas stations per week. The total NGV population noted above is an estimate figure. From the total amount of NGVs, 500 vehicles are classified as other vehicles (off-road, etc). (m): Most of the NGVs in Armenia are cars/ldvs and trucks. The NGV population is expected to increase by vehicles/year in (n): About 98% of NGVs in Japan are (Japanese) OEM NGVs. From the total NGV population, 932 are off-road. (o): Thai plans for 2006: to operate NGVs and 160 fuelling stations. (p): From NGVs in Bulgaria, 35 of those are off-road vehicles. (q): NGVs are only available in Trinidad Island only. (r): New refuelling station units (new constructions) are only supported if for public use with exception for big fleet projects. (s): From 944 NGVs in Spain, 32 are off-road vehicles (t): From the total NGV population in Poland, 116 vehicles are up to 3,5 tonnes. (u): Number of off-road vehicles in Czech Republic is 21 (2 ice resurfacers Zamboni, 19 forklift stackers) (v): In addition to NG cars/ldvs and trucks, The Netherlands has 8 natural gas boats. (w): LNG vehicles and refuelling stations. (x): There are also 20 off-road NGVs (6 tractors and 14 mobile machine).(y): All NGVs in Iceland run on biogas. The monthly fuel sales average came from the biogas sales. (z): Include in the total LDVs are 6 cars, 2 AUVs,

3 Vehicle of all fuels Natural Gas Vehicles Share LDVs (cars, LD MD/HD MD/HD LDVs (cars, LD MD/HD MD/HD vans and trucks) Buses Trucks vans and trucks) Buses Trucks Argentina 7,608, % Brazil 14,277, % Pakistan 2,500, Italy 39,089,755 37,925,010 94,437 1,070, % 1.08% 2.06% 0.06% Iran 1,102, % USA 234,646, % Colombia 1,238, % Ukraine 4,949, % Armenia 325, Bangladesh 293, % Egypt 2,373, % Bolivia 475, % Russia 22,346, % Germany 49,223,500 48,106,134 83,904 1,033, % 0.11% Venezuela 2,826, % Japan 70,720, % Thailand 6,911, % Bulgaria 2,100, Malaysia 366, % Canada 17,551, % Korea 11,400, % Sweden 4,628,312 4,538,450 13,477 76, % 0.23% 5.62% 0.44% Myanmar (Burma) 296, % Tajikistan 162, % France 36,298,000 35,649,000 83, , % 0.02% 2.41% 0.11% Chile 2,339,983 2,133,697 65, , % 0.37% 0.01% 0.0 Peru 1,195, % Kyrgyzstan 205, % Belarus 1,306, % Moldova 234, % Switzerland 3,584, Trinidad & Tobago 286, % Mexico 15,828, % Australia 13,491, % Spain 25,158,244 24,647,257 58, , % % Austria 4,524,093 4,438,811 9,301 75, % 0.02% Indonesia 5,497, % Poland 14,723,425 12,339,353 79,567 2,304, % % 0.02% Czech Republic 4,488,678 4,268,988 20, , % 0.01% 0.89% 0.01% Netherlands 8,369,000 8,192,000 11, , % 0.01% 0.86% 0.01% Turkey 5,206, % United Kingdom 33,564,196 32,900, , , % 0.06% Greece 5,199,582 4,935,129 27, , % % 0.0 Portugal 5,523,270 5,370,000 15, , % % 0.02% Slovakia 1,388, % Latvia 853, ,983 10,644 59, % % 0.45% United Arab Emirates 578, % Belgium 5,535,817 5,367,996 15, , % 0.01% New Zealand 2,329, % Singapore 659, % Finland 2,872,766 2,770,694 11,147 90, % % 0.01% Norway 2,298, % Algeria 882, % Croatia 1,173, % Hungary 2,568, Serbia & Montenegro 1,542,214 1,384,700 4, , % 0.01% 0.04% 0.0 Ireland 1,952,515 1,914,935 37, Nigeria 124, % Iceland 177, % Luxembourg 326, % Macedonia 318, % Lichtenstein 20, Philippines 2,559, Tunesia 757, ,602, % Notes: This table provides details of total vehicle fleets and calculated NGV share in per cent. The NGV fleets percentage calculation is based on the statistics of total vehicle of all fuels in 2006 versus the NGV population in dates as listed in the " Worldwide NGV statistics" in this issue. Source: The GVR and Peter Boisen 35 May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report NGV share in total vehicle market, 2007

4 36 May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report Type of equipment Import duty rate Remarks Minimum 1 In general, rate is given to import between EU countries. In Czech Republic, import duty rates are 2-8% (4% for compressors from outside EU countries). The duty in Switzerland is 7.6%; the importer will receive back duty of the exporting country as the exporting country normally has higher duty rates than Switzerland. A duty in Italy. For imports from the third countries (non EU) Bulgaria All 5% - Egypt All 2 - Armenia All 1 Subject to 2 VAT Bangladesh All - China All 8,8% - Japan Compressor and nozzle - Korea CNG fuelling station parts 5% Pakistan N A T U R A L G A S V E H I C L E E Q U I P M E N T E u r o p e In general, rate is given to import between EU countries. In Czech Republic, import duty rates are 2-12%. The duty in European Union member Switzerland is 7.6%, in Italy is All countries (1) The1 minimum rate is the Common Custom Tariff in the Minimal 1 European Union for the import from countries outside the EU. Egypt All 2 - This rate is only for import from EU countries. Turkey is the first and only country that has the privillege to adopt the EU policy Turkey All in custom duties and charges. Turkey applies EU Common 1 Custom Tariff for imports from the third countries. O u t s i d e E u r o p e As approved in the Mercosur Argentina Cylinder 14% Agreement Armenia All 1 Subject to 2 VAT Cylinder and cylinder 4% Bangladesh valves Advance Income Tax (AIT) Other equipments - According to Mercosur Brazil Cylinder 14% Agreement When exporting to China, it is advisabel to find a local partner (agent or import-export China (2) Motor vehicles and parts 2%-5% company) to help finding the right way into the market and coordinate with the authorities. The import duty for the raw India CNG kits and parts 5% materials of CNG kits and parts is 25-35% Both items are regarded as Japan Receptacles and cylinders quick coupling and, thus, being exempt from import duties. The import duty is 5% on a cost Korea CNG engines 5% and freight (C&F) basis. Malaysia Natural gas conversion kits - Import duty exemption from October 1997 to October Pakistan CNG Kits and cylinders The government plans to impose 15% GST and 1 import duty. Zero import duty for all Singapore All equipment CNG tank 1 Thailand - Others 1% Conversion kits 2,5% Trinidad and Tobago - CNG cylinder 25% 0-25% Details are available online at (imported directly or indirectly from Cuba, Laos hapters_current/0410c87.pdf U.S.A. All and North Korea) with a complementary 0-2,5% explanation at (imported from other countries) hapters_current/0410gn.pdf. European Union member countries and Turkey (1) R E F U E L L I N G S T A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T E u r o p e All O u t s i d e CNG plant machinery and equipment E u r o p e The import duty is 5% on a cost and freight (C&F) basis. The government plans to impose 15% GST and 1 import duty in November Singapore All No import duty for all equipment Compressor 3% Thailand - Others 1% Compressor system, Trinidad and Tobago storage pack (cylinder), 2.5 Import from Italy dispenser Europe Number of cities Worlwide Last Update Germany 530 Dec. '06 Argentina 298 Feb. '07 Brazil 213 Jan. '07 Russia 164 Feb. '06 Italy 150 Dec. '06 China 74 Sept. '04 Pakistan 50 Oct. '05 Iran 77 Apr. '07 Korea 34 May. '05 Sweden 30 Dec. '04 Austria 30 Dec. '06 Colombia 29 Dec. '06 France 26 Aug. '02 Venezuela 26 Dec. '06 Armenia 23 Jan. '05 Switzerland 18 Jan. '07 Egypt 16 Apr '06 Spain 13 Jan. '06 Bulgaria 12 Mar. '06 Czech Republic 11 Jan. '07 Trinidad & Tobago 11 Oct. '05 India 8 Oct.' 06 Bangladesh 8 Nov. '05 Netherlands 6 Oct. '05 Malaysia 6 Oct. '06 Bolivia 6 Aug. '06 Slovakia 5 Apr. 07 Chile 5 Dec. '06 United Kingdom 5 Nov. '04 Portugal 5 Jul. '04 Norway 3 Oct. '04 Thailand 3 Oct. '04 Hungary 2 Aug. '02 Luxembourg 2 Jan. '06 Mexico 2 Jun. '05 Turkey 2 Aug. '04 Serbia & Montenegro 2 Mar. '06 United Arab Emirates 2 Oct. '06 Peru 2 Feb. '07 Croatia 1 Oct. '05 Iceland 1 Oct. '05 Liechtenstein 1 Sept. '04 Macedonia 1 Jan. '05 Philippines 1 Oct.'05 Singapore 1 Jul. '05 Taiwan 1 Apr'. 05 1,916 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. When introducing merchandises into Italy, exporters shall fill in an intrastat declaration. 2- Luxury cars and garbage vehicles needs to be approved by MOFTEC's Special Commissioner's Offices. MOFTEC's offices are located in Tianjin, Dalian, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hainan, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Qingdao, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Nanning, Chengdu, Xi'an and Hangzhou. Their main tasks include strengthening foreign trade management at the local level, and the issuance of import and export licences. The import duty for NGV is 37% in 2004, 17% in 2005 and in 2006 for WTO commitments. Comments to info@thegvr.com Import duty for natural gas vehicle and refuelling station equipment Cities with CNG refuelling stations Import duty Notes: 1- European Union member countries: Austria, Belgium,

5 Worldwide fuel prices litre gasoline litre diesel Argentina Armenia Austria (a,c) Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bolivia Bosnia & H. (d) Brazil (b,e) Bulgaria (a, f) Canada Chile (g) China Colombia Croatia (a, h) Czech Republic (i) Egypt (b) Finland (j) France Germany (a) Iceland (k) India Indonesia Iran (l) Italy (m) Japan (n) Korea (b) Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malaysia (o) Mexico Moldova Netherlands (a) New Zealand (p) Norway Pakistan (a) Philippines Poland (q) Portugal (r) Russia Serbia & M. (a, s) Singapore (a, t) Slovakia (u) Spain (v) Sweden (w) Switzerland (a, x) Tajikistan Thailand (a, y) Trinidad & Tobago Turkey (z) Ukraine United Kingdom (a1) U.S.A. (b1) Venezuela density is 0.73 kg/nm3. (z): All taxes included. Fuel energy content in Turkey: CNG = kwh/nm3; die- 9.79kWH/litre. The normal density of CNG is sel = 9.95kWH/litre; gasoline = 8.93 kwh/litre; LPG = CNG / Premium CNG / Regular CNG Gasoline Gasoline Diesel Argentina 35.5% 42.4% 52.7% Armenia 30.2% 29.9% 46. Austria 52.3% 58.1% 70.9% Bangladesh 17.2% 18.3% 30.2% Belarus 43.9% 62.6% Belgium 33.4% 33.7% 49.3% Bolivia 29.3% 44.7% Bosnia & H. 27.6% % Brazil 35.8% 38.7% 61.9% Bulgaria 33.6% 36.5% 42.3% Canada 45.9% 68.4% Chile 35.2% 35.2% 66.4% China 48.5% 54.2% 66.7% Colombia 36.9% % Croatia 28.2% 29.3% 36.8% Czech Republic 41.9% 46.1% 52.9% Egypt 28.3% 41.3% 77. Finland 48.9% 50.1% 71.3% France 50.7% 51.9% 69.4% Germany 41.5% 44.3% 64.2% Iceland 58.9% 61.8% 73.9% India 38.4% 37.2% 59.7% Indonesia 46.9% 50.5% 62.7% Iran 16.5% 23.1% 119.2% Italy 40.8% 44.5% 54.6% Japan 40.8% 44.9% 65.8% Korea 41.2% 41.2% 55.6% Latvia 26.1% 28.8% Liechtenstein 75.4% 77.1% 86.4% Luxembourg 48.1% % Malaysia 39.3% 40.3% 54.3% Mexico 38.1% 41.7% 60.4% Moldova 32.3% 43. Netherlands 27.1% 28.1% 42.8% New Zealand 48.7% % Norway 27.8% 28.8% 35.8% Pakistan 30.5% % Philippines 34.7% 37.7% 46.5% Poland 25.2% 26.2% 32.3% Portugal 43.6% % Russia 28.8% 32.3% 41. Serbia & M. 18.2% 20.5% 27.2% Singapore 38.4% 34.4% 63.9% Slovakia 44.4% 45.6% 53.2% Spain 39.9% 44.8% 53.1% Sweden 69.6% 71.4% 83.7% Switzerland 69.7% 72.6% 71.9% Tajikistan 34.2% 47.9% Thailand 26.7% 27.2% 34.1% Trinidad & Tobago 34.8% % Turkey 40.6% 40.9% 57.8% Ukraine 30.5% 33.6% 38.5% United Kingdom 41.5% 44.8% 49. U.S.A. 68.1% 76.7% Venezuela 1.9% 3.7% Notes: This calculation in this table was made based on the ratio between CNG and the respective oil prices. Also, the energy content of each fuels in each country was taken into consideration. CH4 content in natural gas is 97% CNG energy content is 9.6 kwh/nm3 Gasoline energy content is 8.6 kwh/litre Diesel energy content is 9.85 kwh/litre These conversion units are used in CNG price equivalent to gasoline and diesel, except the exact units of each countries are notified in the foot notes. In Germany, market leader oil Company Aral increased 106 times and decreased 93 times gasoline price. Shell increased fuel prices 63 times and decreased the prices 54 times in the Netherlands. The highest advice price for gasoline was 1.46 Euro in Germany, and 1.55 Euro for The Netherlands. May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report 37 Ratio price differential of NG to other fuels Premium Gasoline Regular Gasoline Notes: (a): In these countries the local gauge unit is Euro/kg, the conversion factor depends on the normal density of gaseous natural gas in each country. (b): In Brasil, Korea and Egypt diesel is only allowed in heavy duty engines, buses and trucks. (c): In Austria, the fuel taxes since are Euro/m3 for CNG, Euro/lt for diesel (containing max. 10mg/kg sulphur) and Euro/litre for unleaded gasoline. (d): VAT and additional fuel taxes are included in premium and regular gasoline price. For CNG price, VAT is already included; there is no additional tax for CNG. (e): Premium and regular gasoline contain 25% alcohol. The price of aditive gasoline is 0.67 Euro/litre. Alcohol for vehicles cost is 0.33 Euro/litre. (f): Bulgarian CNG price is 0,45 Euro/kg. The normal density of CNG in Bulgaria is 0.71 kg/nm3, the energy content is 9.3 kwh/nm3. Gasoline energy conten is 8.79 kwh/litre and 9.83kWH/litre for diesel. (g): Exclusive annual taxi's patent fee. Private owners = 786 US$/year (647 Euro/year).Commercial fleet= 360 US$/year (296 Euro/year).,(h): Normal density of CNG in Croatia is kg/m3. CNG price in October 2005 is 0.43 Euro/kg. (i): The excise tax for premium gasoline is not yet incorporated. The excise taxes for regular gasoline, diesel and CNG are included. Also, 22% VAT is included in the CNG price. (j): In May 2005, CNG price is first made public in Finland. Before, CNG is only sold to private fleets. (k): Diesel retail price is inclusive VAT but no other taxes. Owners of diesel vehicles must pay an extra tax, which depends on the vehicle weight and the mileage. For trucks, total fuel price for diesel ends up lower than CNG. In July 2005, diesel tax will be incorporated in the retail price. Service fee is already included in all fuels except in the premium gasoline price. (l): Iranian fuel energy contents: CNG= 13.9kWH/kg = 10.78kWH/m3; diesel = kwh/litre; gasoline = Diesel CNG (Euro/m3) CNG price equivalent per CNG price equivalent per 0.775kg/Nm3. (m): Italian CNG's normal density is 0.72 kg/nm3. CNG price is 0.70 Euro/kg. The energy contents are: CNG=9.3kWh/m3 and 13 keh/kg; diesel=9.7 kwh/lt; gasoline=8.7 kwh/lt. (n): The 5% VAT is not yet included. Normally, CNG price depends on the consumption volume of the customers. (o): In Malaysia, CNG is measured/sold in a litre equivalent gasoline. (p): CNG prices in New Zealand are between NZ$/kg ( Euro/m3) (q): There is no excise duty on CNG consumption. VAT is included in the CNG price. (r): The market was liberalised on January 1st, CNG price increased from 0.45 Euro/m3 to 0.55 Euro/m3 (s): The normal density of 1 Nm3 CNG is 0,76 kg in Serbia and Montenegro. (t): The normal density of 1 Nm3 CNG in Singapore is 0.76 kg (u): Slovak's fuel retail prices include 19% VAT (v): The normal density of 1 Nm3 CNG in Spain is kg; fuel energy content (pcs) of CNG is 11.77kWh/Nm3=14.79kWh/kg; for diesel is 10.26kWh/litre and for gasoline is 9.23kWh/litre. CNG price in Sept. 05 was Euro/kg. LNG price was 3.47 Euro/kg without transport (0.234 Euro/kWH <pcs>). (w): The annual road tax in Sweden is about 500 Euro higher for diesel cars (varies by vehicle weight) than for gasoline cars. This higher road tax compensates lower fuel taxes on diesel. CNG cars have the same annual road tax as gasoline cars. CNG energy content is 11,05 kwh/nm3, gasoline = 8.8 kwh/litre, diesel = 9.87 kwh- /litre, biogas = 9.77 kwh/litre. (x):the normal density of Swiss biogas and CNG is 0.79 kg/m3. Energy content of CNG is 10.3kWH/Nm3 and 13.04kWh/kg, 1 litre diesel is 9.83kWh/litre and 1 litre gasoline is 8.79kWh/litre. Biogas price in January 2006 was 0.89 (Euro/kg) = 0.70 Euro/Nm^3 = 0.61 Euro/litre equivalent gasoline = 0.66 Euro/litre equivalent diesel. (y): Thai's CNG normal Assumption made for fuel price calculation Fuel price fluctuation in kWH/litre. LPG price is 0.75 Euro/litre in November Normal density of CNG is kg/nm3. (a1): VAT inclusive. The taxes are 0.69 Euro/litre for ultralow sulphur unleaded petrol/diesel, 0.75 Euro- /litre for conventional unleaded petrol, 0.77 Euro/litre for diesel, 0.39 Euro/litre for bio-diesl and bio-ethanol, and 0.09 Euro/Nm3 for CNG. The normal density of British CNG is 0.73 kg/nm3 (b1): The local gauges in the US are gallon (diesel and gasoline) and GGE (gallon equivalent gasoline for CNG). The conversion factor is 1 US gallon = 3.79 litre.

6 Difference Growth Difference Growth SOUTH AMERICA Argentina 1,457,118 1,422, ,503 13% 1,452 1, % Oct. '04-Oct. '05-Sep. '06 Brazil 1,011,206 1,253, ,842 22% 1,138 1, % Dec. '04-Oct. '05-Sep. '06 Colombia 72, ,000 24,256 51% % Oct. '04-Jun. '05-Nov. '06 Bolivia 35,810 58,267 20, % % Apr. '04-Oct. '05-Dec. '06 Trinidad & Tobago 4,000 3, % Jul. '04-Oct. '05-Dec. '06 Sub-total 2,580,270 2,875, ,125 2,833 3, ASIA & MIDDLE EAST Pakistan 700,000 1,000, ,000 47% % Jan. '04-Oct. '05-Dec. '06 Iran 63, ,392 48, % Oct. '04-Oct. '05-Sept. '06 China 97, ,120 17,600 22% % Jun. '04-Jan. '05-Jan. '06 Egypt 61,590 69,376 7,216 13% % Jul. '04-Jul. '05-Jun. '06 Bangladesh 41,314 50,530 9,664 31% % Oct. '04-Oct. '05-Jul. '06 Armenia 38,100 47,688 9,772 34% % Oct. '04-Feb. '05-Sept. '06 Japan 24,648 30,469 3,343 16% % Jun. '04-Jun. '05-Dec. '06 Malaysia 14,900 22,613 4,400 42% % Apr. '04-May '05-Oct. '06 Thailand 8,500 21,799 4,189 97% % Oct. '04-Dec. '05-Oct. '06 Korea 7,999 11,578 1,939 32% 107 Nov. '04-Sep. '05-Dec. '06 Singapore Oct. '04-Jul. '05-Jun. '06 Philippines % Jul. '04-Oct. '05-Feb. '06 Sub-total 1,058,051 1,529, ,904 1,860 2, EUROPE Italy 382, , % Jun. '04-Jul. '05-Dec. '06 Ukraine 67, ,000 12,000 22% % Jun. '04-May. '05-Dec. '06 Russia 41,780 60,000 1,280 3% % Jul. '04-May '05-Dec. '06 Germany 27,200 55,000 2,200 9% % Oct. '04-Sept. '05-Dec. '06 Bulgaria 7,305 12,500 5, % % Oct. '04-Sept. '05-Mar. '06 Sweden 7,897 11,515 2,599 49% % Dec. '04-Dec. '05-Dec. 06 France 8,400 8,900 1,200 17% % Jan. '04-Oct. '05-Apr. '06 Switzerland 1,700 2, % % Sept. '04-Sept. 05-Aug.'06 Spain % % Feb. '04-Sept. '05-Jan. '06 Austria % % May '04-Oct. '05-Dec. '06 Czech Republic % % May '04-May '05-Dec. '06 Netherlands % % Jun. '04-Nov. '05-Jan. '06 Slovakia % Sept. '04-Nov. '05-Apr. '06 Croatia Oct. '04-Oct. '05-Oct. '06 Luxembourg % % Jul.'04-Nov.'05-Jan. '06 Sub-total 546, ,009 26,640 1,924 2, ,184,529 5,070, ,669 6,617 8,130 1,588 OEMs versus retrofits NGVs OEM % : 412,550 Cars/LDVs*: 410,000 Buses: 1, Trucks: Note:* From new vehicle registration in 2006, LDVs are OEM made and are retrofitted. OEM : % % Cars/LDVs: % 54 53% Buses: Trucks: % 1 7% % OEM : 30,469 Cars/LDVs: 11,853 Buses: 1, % 609 2% Trucks: 16,374 Off-road 974 % 38 May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report Worldwide NGV and fuelling station growth, Natural Gas Vehicles Refuelling stations Date of reference Italy Conversion % Slovakia Conversion % Japan Conversion %

7 Premium Gasoline Regular Gasoline Diesel Gasoline CNG (Euro/m3) Growth Growth Growth Venezuela (a): VAT is not yet included in diesel prices (b): Excluded the excise tax of premium gasoline. VAT and excise duty on CNG are included. (c): Diesel retail price is inclusive VAT. Service fee is not yet added in the premium gasoline price. (d): The 5% VAT is not yet included. (e): VAT is included in the CNG price. (f): Gasoline and diesel prices have been raising steadily in The diesel price increased by 2 in April-August (g): Slovak's fuel retail prices include 19% VAT (h): All taxes included. 3% Premium (Euro/l) 5% Regular (Euro/l) 4.6% Diesel (Euro/l) CNG (Euro/m3) Growth 39 May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report Worldwide fuel prices balance, The GVR December December 2006 Argentina % % % Armenia % % % % Austria % % % % Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina (a) 0.81 Brazil % % % Bulgaria % % % Canada Chile China % % % Colombia Croatia Czech Republic (b) % Egypt Finland France Germany % % % , Iceland (c) % % % % India Indonesia % % % % Iran Italy % % % Japan (d) % % % % Korea % % % Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg % % % % Malaysia % % % % Mexico Moldova Netherlands % % % New Zealand Norway Pakistan Philippines % % % % Poland (e) Portugal Russia % Serbia & Montenegro % % % Singapore (f) % % Slovakia (g) % Spain % % Sweden % Switzerland % % % % Tajikistan Thailand % % % % Trinidad & Tobago % % Turkey (h) % % % Ukraine United Kingdom % % % U.S.A The percentage of price increases in the worldwide fuel prices

8 European NGV statistics Natural Gas Vehicles Cars/LDVs Buses Trucks N/m3 monthlysales average Refuelling Stations Public Private Compresed Hoses total capacity use (a) use (b) (m3/hour) LNG vehicles and refuelling stations (l): All NGVs in Iceland run on biogas. The monthly fuel sales average came from the biogas sales. European refuelling stations European NGVs European refuelling stations Private Trucks under construction Public Cars/ 22% Buses 12% 78% LDVs Private 8% Public 8 16% 84% Refuelling Stations under construction VRA (c) Public Private 682, ,270 44,962 68,153 2,346 1, ,808 Premium Regular CNG price CNG price Diesel CNG equivalent per equivalent per (Euro/Nm3) litre gasoline litre diesel United Kingdom (a, p) Last update 0.50 Notes: (a): In these countries the local gauge unit is Euro/kg, the conversion factor depends on the normal density of gaseous natural gas in each country. (b): In Austria, the fuel taxes since are Euro/m3 for CNG, Euro/lt for diesel (containing max. 10mg/kg sulphur) and Euro/litre for unleaded gasoline. (c): Normal density of CNG in Croatia is kg/m3. CNG price in October 2005 is 0.43 Euro/kg. (d): The excise tax for premium gasoline is not yet incorporated. The excise taxes for gasoline, diesel and CNG are included. Also, 22% VAT is included in the CNG price. (e): In May 2005, CNG price is first made public in Finland. Before, CNG is only sold to private fleets. (f): Diesel retail price is inclusive VAT but no other taxes. Owners of diesel vehicles must pay an extra tax, which depends on the vehicle weight and the mileage. For trucks, total fuel price for diesel ends up lower than CNG. In July 2005, diesel tax will be incorporated in the retail price. Service fee is already included in all fuels except in the premium gasoline price. (g): There is no excise duty on CNG consumption. VAT is included in the CNG price. (h): The market was liberalised on January 1st, CNG price increased from 0.45 Euro/m3 to 0.55 Euro/m3 (i): There are three kinds of premium gasoline: Super Gasoline (SG) 98 octane, SG 95 octane and Premim Gasoline (PG) 95 octane. For diesel, Serbia & Montenegro has Diesel (D2) and Euro Diesel (ED). (j): Slovak's fuel retail prices include 19% VAT (k): The normal density of 1m3 CNG is kg and the price for Sept. 05 was Euro/kg. LNG price is Spain is 3.47 Euro/kg without transport (0.234 Euro/kWH <pcs>). (l): The annual road tax in Sweden is about 500 Euro higher for diesel cars (varies by vehicle weight) than for gasoline cars. This higher road tax compensates lower fuel taxes on diesel. CNG cars have the same annual road tax as gasoline cars. (m): Biogas price in Sept. 05 was 0.89 Euro/kg and 1.22 Euro/litre for biodiesel (5% biofuel).the normal density of biogas and CNG is 0.79 kg/m3. (n): All taxes included (o): VAT exclusive. 40 May 2007 Gas Vehicles Report Italy (d) 412, ,000 1, ,000, , , Dec. '06 Ukraine 100,000 7,000 30,500 29,500 54,840, Dec. '06 Russia 60,000 3,000 8,000 35,000 23,900, Dec. '06 Germany (e) 55, Dec. '06 Bulgaria (f) 12,500 12, ,800, Mar. '06 Sweden 11,515 10, ,654, Dec. '06 France 10,150 7,500 2, MAr. '07 Belarus 5,500 2,710, Dec. '06 Moldavia 5,000 1,420, Dec. '06 Switzerland (g) 3,313 3, , , Jan. '07 Spain (h) ,000, Jan. '06 Austria , Dec. '06 Poland (i) , Apr. '05 Czech Republic , , Jan. '07 Netherlands (j) , Jan. '06 Turkey , Nov. '05 United Kingdom (k) Feb. '06 Latvia Oct. '04 Belgium Nov. '05 Slovakia , , Apr. '07 Portugal , Jan. '05 Norway Apr. '05 Hungary Apr. '06 Croatia Dec. '06 Serbia & Montenegro Mar. '06 Finland , Jan. '05 Ireland Sept. '03 Iceland (l) , Aug. '06 Luxembourg , Jan. '06 Macedonia ,000 1 Jan. '05 Liechtenstein , Sept. '04 Bosnia & Herzegovina Apr. '05 Notes: (a): Open to general public (b): Exclusively for private fleet (c): Vehicle Refuelling Appliance (d): VRA is still not allowed in Italy. (e): Germany opens about 3 new natural gas stations per week. The total NGV population noted above is an estimate figure. From the total amount of NGVs, 500 vehicles are classified as other vehicles (off-road, etc). (f): From 7305 NGVs, 5 of those are off-road vehicles. Four more fuelling stations are built in Burgas, Bansko, Shumen, St.Zagora cities. (g): New refuelling station units (new constructions) are only supported if it is for public use with exception for big fleet projects. (h): From 944 NGVs in Spain, 32 are off-road vehicles (i): From the total NGV population in Poland, 116 vehicles are up to 3,5 tonnes. (j): In addition to NG cars/ldvs and trucks, The Netherlands has 8 natural gas boats. (k): Average of European fuel prices Premium Regular Diesel CNG (Euro/l) (Euro/l) (Euro/l) (Euro/m3) Fuel prices in Europe Gasoline Gasoline Austria (a,b) Belarus Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina (d) Bulgaria (a) Croatia (a, c) Czech Republic (d) Finland (e) France Germany (a) Iceland (f) Italy (g) Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Moldova Netherlands (a) Norway Poland (h) Portugal (i) Russia Serbia & M. (a, j) Slovakia (k) Spain (l) Sweden (m) Switzerland (a, n) Turkey (o) Ukraine