Iran has the second largest natural gas reserves in the world and is the world leader in natural gas vehicles. They've got 2.9 million natural gas vehicles on the road. Trailing behind Iran are Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil and India (in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th places respectively). America is in 16th place. Iran's ability to refine gasoline is limited and international sanctions have made it difficult to import gasoline.
The government began promoting natural gas about a decade ago, and not just in response to American-led sanctions. A big initial reason was the increasingly thick yellow blankets of smog that often engulf greater Tehran and its 12 million inhabitants
Gasoline in Iran is less than $1/gallon, but natural gas is even cheaper. However, waits to fill up at natural gas stations can be as long as two hours.
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