Executive summary

Many Asia Pacific countries turned to alternative transportation fuels, including biofuels, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), to reduce air pollution and improve air quality.

In this region, automotive LPG (auto LPG) is available in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand.

Japan was the first to introduce auto LPG back in the 1950s. Government incentives and the diesel ban in Tokyo largely drove the country’s shift to auto LPG. As such, most LPG vehicles were taxis and goods vehicles. In March 2017, incentives for LPG vehicles were ended. The government then added LPG vehicles to the eco-car category, which then qualified them for a purchase tax reduction from A