LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is a clean and convenient source of energy in the UK that helps reduce emissions. Should the government make it compulsory for car manufacturers to only produce LPG run vehicles in the UK and phase out the supply of unleaded petrol and diesel over a period of say 3-5 years in much the same way they did with the old 4* Petrol.
2007-09-13 04:47:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Mike...we are still a long way of finding a suitable replacement fossil fuels for mass produced vehicles....so isn't it better to move to a slightly cleaner fuel in the mean time...
2007-09-13 04:59:07 · update #1
Cactus.....it is far cheaper than unleaded or diesel fuels but probably only because it is taxed less.
2007-09-13 05:01:06 · update #2
yes i think they should but it is still a fossil fuel and still has the same effect on the environment i think we need a fuel that is like Hydrogen. not a fossil fuel.
2007-09-13 06:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LPG is only cheap because there isn't a high demand for it. If you passed a law requiring ALL cars to use it, the world supply would be quickly used up and the price would skyrocket. It would take years (more than 5) to ramp up production and stabilize prices. At the same time, all the unwanted gasoline would become extremely cheap.
Since LPG is a byproduct of refining, there will always be a certain percentage of the petroleum that will be left over after extracting the LPG. Part of that left over stuff is what we use in cars today (gasoline, or petrol as you say in the UK). If you switch to LPG as the primary fuel of choice, then gasoline (petrol in the UK) becomes the byproduct. And the more LPG you refine, the more of that byproduct you have left over. So it will either end up as a really cheap fuel that poor countries will choose because they can't afford the expensive but cleaner LPG, or it will be a waste product and have to be disposed of. What an ecological nightmare it would be to dispose of what is basically the entire fuel supply today without burning it!
2007-09-13 05:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ummm, do some homework, we are heavily investing in hydrogen fuel. It's expected to be ready in about 10 to 20 years. You might think that's a long time, but consider: car manufacturers have to change their processes, change their testing, ensure that all components are not dangerous. Laws governing automobiles need to be modified, changed and updated to account in any differences in operations between the two mechanisms. Safety tests need to be redesigned to address any additional dangers presented by different fueling and powering methods. Gas stations need to redesign pumps to carry alternative fuels, and double check if any new safety standards have to be imposed. And lastly, consumers have to purchase these vehicles and the fuel. If they don't compare to the current oil fueled combustion engine, then you aren't progressing and they won't buy it. Honda currently has hydrogen powered 2-seaters, where the entire trunk and back seat are the hydrogen fuel tanks. Clearly it's not easy to adapt these into 4 passenger vehicles with trunk space, a lot more work needs to be done. Also consider that we DO have a solution for motorized transportation: the gasoline powered combustion engine. It works, and it works well, and the old adage goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Changing to an alternative fuel source is going to be expensive, so it will have to provide incentives to mandate a switch. To oil producers, all they worry about is the fact that one day their source will run out. When that day comes they will look towards transitioning, but until then I don't think it's necessarily wise to just transition to a new fuel and engine paradigm simply for the sake of doing it.
2016-04-04 18:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most efficient man made power source is the pushbike We are now seeing more of these in electric form which to me seems an all much better way of movement It cant be unreasonable to think that a car alternator supplies battery source so maybe the electric bike requires a simple charge up system whilst ridden Or is this to easy Stay lucky Ex mechy with a system
2007-09-13 11:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LPG is still a fossil fuel. Yes it is a little cleaner than gasoline but not that much.
What is really need is to get away from fossil fuels altogether.
First we need to ban the use of fossil fuel to generate electricity. That will eliminate a great deal of pollution and greenhouse gases.
Then when battery technology is sufficiently developed we can begin the use of electric cars.
If our electricity is generated by sources that do not use fossil fuels we will not add greenhose gases to the atmosphere when we use our cars.
2007-09-13 04:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's already in, I've had a propane (LPG) vehicle for over 3 years.
2007-09-13 18:45:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's expensive as an automotive fuel. Natural gas is much cleaner and cheaper.
2007-09-13 05:28:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The government should keep its nose out of individual choices such as what fuel to use.
2007-09-13 10:10:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Think we should be developing engines that run off pure ethanol instead
2007-09-13 04:59:28 · answer #9 · answered by bumbass2003 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you seen the price of it?
2007-09-13 04:55:44 · answer #10 · answered by northern lass 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋