<article><p class="lead">Sales of LNG as a fuel for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in Germany more than doubled in January-September from the whole of 2019, gas industry group Zukunft Erdgas said.</p><p>German filling stations sold almost 30,200t of LNG in January-September, up from 14,550t in January-December 2019, Zukunft Erdgas said, adding that it forecasts sales to total around 47,000t by the end of this year. </p><p>The number of LNG stations in the country more than tripled to 39 as of early December from 11 at the end of last year, Zukunft Erdgas said. </p><p>A growing number of logistics firms have recognised the potential of LNG as a "climate-friendly alternative fuel", as indicated by the increasing demand and the rising number of LNG stations and of vehicle registrations of LNG-fuelled HGVs, Zukunft Erdgas chief executive Timm Kehler said.</p><p>The growth of LNG demand from HGVs was supported by <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2134538">subsidy measures</a> and the exemption from motorway tolls, which was <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2103238">extended until the end of 2023</a>, Kehler said. </p><p class="bylines">By Livia Gallarati</p></article>
