LPG Vehicle Scheme Statistics

The objective of the LPG Vehicle Scheme is to increase the use of LPG as a transport fuel. The Scheme provides grants for:

• the LPG conversion of a registered vehicle, or
  
• the purchase of a new LPG vehicle (this includes vehicles fitted with LPG at the time of manufacture and vehicles fitted with LPG after manufacture but prior to first registration).

As a registered vehicle owner, you are entitled to apply for an LPG Vehicle Scheme grant up to 12 months after the date of the LPG conversion or new LPG vehicle purchase.

From 1 July 2011 the LPG Vehicle Scheme will be capped at 25,000 claims per annum for the life of the Scheme from 2011/12.

Should the 25,000 cap be reached before the end of a financial year, application processing will continue and eligible claims will be paid in the following financial year. Grant amounts for eligible applications will be determined from the date of vehicle LPG conversion or new LPG vehicle purchase.

25,000 claims cap: 2011/12 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011 (updated on a monthly basis)	Number of Claims
Claims (includes an allowance for conversions undertaken and new vehicles purchased in 2011/12 but not yet claimed)	8,367
Remaining claims available for 2011/12	16,633

  

The information provided below is the aggregate number and value of LPG Vehicle Scheme grants from program inception to the date shown: 

1.  LPG Vehicle Scheme grant statistics (updated on a monthly basis)

As at:  31 December 2011	Number of Grants Paid	Value of Grants Paid
Grants for the LPG Conversion of a Registered Vehicle	296,361	$568,719,750
Grants for New LPG Vehicles	2,596*	$3,735,000
TOTAL LPG VEHICLE SCHEME GRANTS PAID	298,957	$572,454,750

 
* Prior to 1 July 2009, this number referred to vehicles fitted with LPG at the time of manufacture only. From 1 July 2009, this number includes both vehicles fitted with LPG at the time of manufacture and vehicles fitted with LPG after manufacture but prior to first registration. 

2.  LPG Vehicle Scheme grants statistics by State (updated on a quarterly basis) 

As at:  31 December 2011	Number of Grants Paid	Value of Grants Paid
Australian Capital Territory & New South Wales	57,769	$110,506,250
Northern Territory	446	$871,000
Queensland	22,485	$43,076,000
South Australia	37,811	$72,635,250
Tasmania	2,295	$4,435,750
Victoria	144,376	$274,790,000
Western Australia	31,771	$62,531,750
Unidentified#	2,004	$3,608,750
TOTAL LPG VEHICLE SCHEME GRANTS PAID	298,957	$572,454,750

# Postcode information unavailable for these grants. 

For further information on the LPG Vehicle Scheme, please see the LPG Vehicle Scheme Customer Guidelines on www.ausindustry.gov.au or call the AusIndustry hotline on 13 28 46.

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