then what would they call LPG if they had it in there cars. I really would like to know this. down under we have petrol (gas) but we call it petrol we also have LPG gas so we would then say I am getting gas for the car.
2006-11-12 15:08:00 · 7 answers · asked by Mrs Magoo 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Petrol, as the english term is used is, quite simply, a shortened version of the word Petroleum. Here in America, we use a more exacting word system depending on the type of petroleum product we need for the particular application we have. Most of our cars run on gasoline. We use the term "gas" for short. We also have diesel cars and trucks available. For that, we purchase and use the word "diesel" for that particular purchase. There are cars that either came from the factory or have been converted to run on Liquified Petroleum Gasoline (LPG). Now if you have one of these vehicles, you would not go to the same place that sells regular gasoline or diesel for cars. You would go to a place that is strictly licensed to sell propane. Propane is a product that is used in rural areas to heat homes. We have tanks (usually 500 gallon size-- sorry, don't know the exact conversion from gallons to litres) to store the propane in. And because the usage in vehicles is a bit on the rare side, there are not enough vehicles to warrant having a place that sells propane "on every street corner". We here in America have a bad habit of saying, "I need to get gas for the car" regardless of the type of vehicle we are driving. We have been so accustomed to saying that, it becomes a habit even when we have a diesel powered vehicle, or even in the rarity of having a propane (LPG) powered vehicle. All 3 of the products I have mentioned as well as other products such as kerosene, are all petroleum distillates. In other words, Petroleum is the source for all, and the type of refining process determines the end product.
2006-11-12 16:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by pygmybilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LPG is liquid propane gas. We call it liquid propane, propane, or LP. Some unknowingly call it butane, though predominantly in the southern states. There are very few LP applications for autos in this country. The gasoline producers have a lock on the market and won't let go of it, something I don't understand. But, there you have it.
2006-11-12 15:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is an identical thought that persons used and a few nonetheless do call fridges an Ice container. There are countless forms of gas , yet gas between the climate that make your automobile run. It replaced right into a term picked up and nonetheless used.
2016-12-10 08:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in an oil refinery and I dont even know what LPG is.
2006-11-12 15:17:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure I can decipher your question, but gasoline is refined from petroleum, so I guess the Americans are being more accurate with their term than the Australians.
2006-11-12 15:17:07 · answer #5 · answered by Reverend Black Grape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We say gas for gasoline. We say propane for Liquified Petrolium Gas, we say diesel, we say kerosene, we say methenol, we say ethenol, we say regular we say premium, we say high test. Heck, we call it everything under the sun.
2006-11-12 15:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by cuttlekid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't call it gas...mainly because it is a liquid.
2015-05-09 12:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by Tom 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋