Two LPG cars purchased were purchased by the municipality in order to promote environmentally friendly vehicles. LPG was chosen because electric and hybrid vehicles are still expensive and not accessible by all, whereas LPG vehicles represent a mid term solution for emission reductions in the city of Suceava and in other cities from Romania .

Over the last 2 years the LPG car travelled around 60,000 km on municipality business, with a consumption level of 10l/100km giving an estimated use of 6000 litres of LPG. The emission reduction for this municipal vehicle only is a saving of 10.2 kg CO2 (5.1 kg/year). Based on this reduction in emissions and satisfactory operational performance another LPG fuelled car manufactured by a local car manufacturer, was purchased in June 2005.

Further details are available in chapter 9 of the CATCH Evaluation Report