The cradle of the motor industry in Mannheim
1817 - First human-powered Velocipede invented by Karl Drais
1888 - First in the world car ride by Miss Berta Benz from Mannheim to Pforzheim.
2013 – First innovative auto-gas equipment by Femitec Autogassysteme in Mannheim.
The modern serial production truck uses about 35L of diesel per 100 km.
If for every 100 km of travel 50% of fuel was replaced with LPG, we will get the following savings:
Diesel price: 1,489 € pro Liter*
Gas price: 0,789 € pro Liter*
100% diesel: 52,12 €
50% diesel share: 25,31 €
50% LPG share : 14,20 €
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Overall costs: 39,51 €
The savings: 12,61 € per 100km (24,19 %)
* Average fuel prices in January 2013.
** The emissions certificate „Abgasgutachten” is not yet available on the territory of the German Federal Republic