Chinese government supports the use of natural gas as an alternative fuel;
FDI in central and western China was up 7% in 2003 (last government reported figure);
Demand for CNG as a vehicular fuel will continue to increase due to economic factors and government policies to clean the environment;
Xi'an currently has approximately 50,000 CNG vehicles.PRC government statistics indicate that there are currently 5,000 buses and 20,000 taxis using CNG in Xi'an.Each bus uses an average of 70 cubic meters of CHG per day and taxis use an average of 30 cubic meters of CNG per day(source: Xi'an Clean Fuel Vehicles Commission 2005).
