On 05/09/2007, at 7:24 AM, Robert Seeberger wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Ludenia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Around >> here (Australia) petrol is about 120-130 c/litre (roughly US$1 so I >> guess about US$4.50 per gallon... WRONG! 3.78 litres to a US gallon so >> I think about US$3.80 per US gallon. >> > Here we would be a bit less likely to use LPG and a bit more likely to > use LNG for vehicles. We already have a small LNG infrastructure for > bus and fleet usage and a containerized infrastructure for forklifts > and such (and patio bar-b-ques). > I'm not sure about how we use LPG here. But since I only see it in > train tankers and big trucks, I would guess it is used mainly in > industrial processes. But I could easily be wrong about that. > The big advantage here is the price of LPG, (approx US$1.50/gal) about 40% that of petrol. Not only that, but car conversions to run on dual fuel (petrol and LPG) are strongly subsidised by the Federal Gov. In my case, I was refunded A$2000 of the total cost of under A$2700. It doesn't take long to break even at that rate!
Regards, Ray. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
