| There are currently a number of different fuels being | | | | need to perform an expensive conversion which |
| proposed as alternatives to fossil based fuel petrol | | | | costs around £2000. |
| and diesel. These include -- electricity, hybrids, | | | | Is LPG Easily Accessible? |
| biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, hydrogen, and others. | | | | It is more readily available than other alternative fuels |
| LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas | | | | but still limited. |
| LPG is a blend of butane and propane gas either as a | | | | What about the Cost? |
| by product of petrol production or from natural gas. | | | | If petrol is £1 per liter and LPG £0.50 |
| Either way it is a derivative of fossil reserves. | | | | then you would need to drive over 60,000 miles |
| Advantages of LPG | | | | before you regained the cost of the conversion. |
| The advantages of LPG powering cars is that it is | | | | There is a high production cost, it may use less fossil |
| about 50% cheaper than petrol at the pumps in the | | | | fuel than petrol but more than most other alternative |
| UK and Ireland. Also because of cheaper taxes for | | | | fuel sources. The running costs are around 20% less |
| LPG in the UK and Ireland it is cheaper to run. | | | | than a petrol car but it is only suitable for smaller |
| Disadvantages of LPG | | | | vehicles. |
| LPG comes from finite natural gas resources or finite | | | | So are LPG cars the answer to conserving fossil fuels |
| crude oil reserves. A lot of energy is used in | | | | and the environment? At this point no, as they use |
| producing the gas. LPG is less efficient and produces | | | | more fossil fuel than other alternatives and the fuel |
| less miles per gallon than petrol or diesel. No cars are | | | | efficient Volkswagen Polo or Citroen C2 are more |
| currently available in the UK or Ireland that are | | | | efficient and cost effective. |
| designed for LPG. In order to use LPG in a car you | | | | |