Scotty_Doesn't_Know
Don't Tell Scotty...
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Why are do so many people mis-understand LPG?
The ONLY PROBLEM Holden (and any manufacturer) have is how to produce a good DUAL FUEL solution. i.e. an engine that runs on both LPG and Petrol. Most people don't want to be limited to ONLY LPG even thought it would be a better solution.
Any well informed mechanic, mechanical engineer or LPG specialist will tell you a car that runs SOLELY on LPG with a proper and FULL engine modification will not only run smoother, cleaner and further, but it will also produce (or at least have the potential to produce) MORE power! LPG has a higher octane rating than Shell's Optimax Extreme (the only 100RON fuel on sale in Australia).
If an engine is properly and very professionally FULLY converted to LPG and tuned specifically for it, it's a MUCH better solution than petrol. Problem is, not many people know this.
Duel fuel is harder (for obvious reasons - well if they aren't obvious you should give up trying to understand) to do right.
The MAIN reason petrol powered engines are more common if LPG has the potential to be better??? Well, LPG was an after thought, a bi-product. It is waste left over when refining petrol. LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas. And there simply hasn't been as much development in using it because to refine and use it, you have to be refining and producing petrol...
Something else people may not be aware of regarding the cost of LPG is that it is not currently subjected to the 38.14 cents per litre Federal Excise that petrol fuels are subject to. However in 2011, the whole system will change. The taxation system that will be implimented in 2011 on all fuels will be based on their "energy content". So THEORETICALLY this will make fuels with more "energy" and that are more environmentally friendly (such as LPG, Diesel and the higher octane fuels) could in fact end up being cheaper than regular unleaded. Most opinion however is that current fuel prices will remain the same (or similar) and this is simply going to be an excercise to bring LPG into line with them.
NRMA has a good read: http://www.mynrma.com.au/carbuying_lpg.asp
The ONLY PROBLEM Holden (and any manufacturer) have is how to produce a good DUAL FUEL solution. i.e. an engine that runs on both LPG and Petrol. Most people don't want to be limited to ONLY LPG even thought it would be a better solution.
Any well informed mechanic, mechanical engineer or LPG specialist will tell you a car that runs SOLELY on LPG with a proper and FULL engine modification will not only run smoother, cleaner and further, but it will also produce (or at least have the potential to produce) MORE power! LPG has a higher octane rating than Shell's Optimax Extreme (the only 100RON fuel on sale in Australia).
If an engine is properly and very professionally FULLY converted to LPG and tuned specifically for it, it's a MUCH better solution than petrol. Problem is, not many people know this.
Duel fuel is harder (for obvious reasons - well if they aren't obvious you should give up trying to understand) to do right.
The MAIN reason petrol powered engines are more common if LPG has the potential to be better??? Well, LPG was an after thought, a bi-product. It is waste left over when refining petrol. LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas. And there simply hasn't been as much development in using it because to refine and use it, you have to be refining and producing petrol...
Something else people may not be aware of regarding the cost of LPG is that it is not currently subjected to the 38.14 cents per litre Federal Excise that petrol fuels are subject to. However in 2011, the whole system will change. The taxation system that will be implimented in 2011 on all fuels will be based on their "energy content". So THEORETICALLY this will make fuels with more "energy" and that are more environmentally friendly (such as LPG, Diesel and the higher octane fuels) could in fact end up being cheaper than regular unleaded. Most opinion however is that current fuel prices will remain the same (or similar) and this is simply going to be an excercise to bring LPG into line with them.
NRMA has a good read: http://www.mynrma.com.au/carbuying_lpg.asp