On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:59:14 -0700, wrote:
>yes LPG, why it's inconvenient? i can use dual fuel both LPG and
>petrol. and when it;s run on LPG it's very cheap. about half the
>petrol cost.
That all depends on where you live - and since you refer to it as
'petrol', I'm guessing you're in the UK or Europe somewhere...
In the USA propane (LPG) stays right around the same price per
gallon at retail as gasoline, but it is not as economical because you
get about 10% less fuel mileage per gallon, the energy density per
gallon is a bit less.
If you are an industrial user and buy in bulk you can save a bit on
the per-gallon price - but you have to make a large investment in an
on-site storage tank and dispensing equipment that will eat up the
initial savings for years, and spend a lot of capital to buy your fuel
in large quantities, because the delivery charge on small purchases
eats up the savings...
The only real advantages (at least here) are not the fuel cost -
engines running on LPG last practically forever (triple or better
miles between bottom-end overhauls) if treated to proper maintenance.
It is high octane and handles turbocharging or supercharging well.
And it's clean burning enough to run forklift trucks inside a
warehouse with only normal ventilation, can't do that with a gasoline
or diesel forklift.
Modern fuel injected gasoline cars can be converted to propane, but
EFI and engine control computers make it vastly more complex. You
can't create a Dual Fuel car anymore by just plopping a metering body
on top of the existing carburetor, hook the vaporizer to the heater
hoses and turn off the gasoline supply - it has to be a properly
engineered and designed adaptation.
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