Italy's compressed natural gas market keeps growing...Add this fact to Italy's requirement for natural gas. Wow.
"The current compressed natural gas fleet in Italy is the largest in Europe, accounting for about 70% of the European CNG fleet and 25% of LPG vehicles. Italy is the leading European country concerning CNG vehicles with almost 1.5 million units. Alternative fuel vehicles currently registered in Italy total around 3 million (i.e. 2 million LPG and 775,000 CNG) and rely on a widespread distribution network (3,000 LPG and 1,050 CNG refilling stations)"
Full article;
https://www.export.gov/article?id=Italy-Alternative-Fuel-Vehicles