Russians are queuing up to adapt their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas after Ukrainian attacks on refineries have created nationwide fuel shortages, increased gasoline prices and led to long lines at filling stations.
Egor Popov, whose Garant-Gas company fits equipment to convert cars to run on LPG in Moscow, said demand had multiplied.
"We have a waiting list until September," he said.
Even before domestic gasoline prices rose to levels that have on occasions exceeded those in the United States and Europe, LPG in Russia was already relatively cheap and abundant, making Russia the global leader in its use in the form of propane or butane for fuelling cars.
According to the World Liquid Gas Association, the industry's lobby group, Russia used around 3.5 million metric tons of LPG as car fuel in 2024.
