3 to 4 times cheaper than LPG
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Gerd,
Google it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas
It's got a greater compression ration than merely Liquified gases....
Cheers,
Aceyducey
Google it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas
It's got a greater compression ration than merely Liquified gases....
Cheers,
Aceyducey
doreilly said:
That's the stuff ..... pity we don't use more of it, with large reserves of it at our back door it seems silly to me that we don't.
International Statistics
Cheers
Phil
Maybe someone should be importing CNG cars from Canada.
Peter 14.7
Peter 14.7
sooooo ... a little off point ... what would you think is the most fuel efficient (read: cheapest to run) small four door hatch on the market that doesn't end up crawling up hills? something that would take 3 adults and one wee kiddie.
i'm looking at perhaps buying a new (2nd hand) car in the next year but all the info is very confusing. i just want something to say "this is the most fuel efficient!" and be done with it. is it diesel, electric combo, petrol, the smallest car lpg can be fitted to!?
please give a total un-revhead some advice.
i'm looking at perhaps buying a new (2nd hand) car in the next year but all the info is very confusing. i just want something to say "this is the most fuel efficient!" and be done with it. is it diesel, electric combo, petrol, the smallest car lpg can be fitted to!?
please give a total un-revhead some advice.
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I heard about that subsidy too and it interests us. Can anyone tell me if its false economy to convert a ten year ford falcon? Or is it just better to trade cars and get one already done? I can't imagine I'll get a better car in the next 3 or 4 years. We do 40,000 k a year. Anyone know what it should cost to convert? Ballpark figure?
Tizzy,
$2,000 - $3,000 is the normally quoted cost.
Note that you'll lose some boot space.
Choice has a good article on the topic, but you need a membership. It is worth it!
http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticl...d=100008&p=1&title=Converting+your+car+to+LPG
You can also choose to go halfway... http://www.unigas.com.au/pages/conversions.html
$2,000 - $3,000 is the normally quoted cost.
Note that you'll lose some boot space.
Choice has a good article on the topic, but you need a membership. It is worth it!
http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticl...d=100008&p=1&title=Converting+your+car+to+LPG
You can also choose to go halfway... http://www.unigas.com.au/pages/conversions.html
BTW article in SMH about the LPG conversion subsidy.
It looks like the government may offer $2,000 per older vehicle, $1,000 for new vehicles (which are more efficient anyway in most cases). This is double what they had planned for 2011.
Theoretically that cuts the cost of a conversion to $500 - $1,000 - or even potentially to zero for some vehicles.
But, just like the first home owners' grant, it could also push up the cost of a conversion...
There are limited numbers of people trained to provide conversions and they also need the parts.
If there was a large take-up there may be a log-jam for a little while.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/13/1155407675030.html?from=top5
It's a short-term business opportunity for those in the right game however
I don't see that it will make much of a change to global oil prices, but it will help some people stay afloat and others maintain their consumerist behaviour.
Cheers,
Aceyducey
It looks like the government may offer $2,000 per older vehicle, $1,000 for new vehicles (which are more efficient anyway in most cases). This is double what they had planned for 2011.
Theoretically that cuts the cost of a conversion to $500 - $1,000 - or even potentially to zero for some vehicles.
But, just like the first home owners' grant, it could also push up the cost of a conversion...
There are limited numbers of people trained to provide conversions and they also need the parts.
If there was a large take-up there may be a log-jam for a little while.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/13/1155407675030.html?from=top5
It's a short-term business opportunity for those in the right game however
I don't see that it will make much of a change to global oil prices, but it will help some people stay afloat and others maintain their consumerist behaviour.
Cheers,
Aceyducey
Tizzy said:I heard about that subsidy too and it interests us. Can anyone tell me if its false economy to convert a ten year ford falcon? Or is it just better to trade cars and get one already done? I can't imagine I'll get a better car in the next 3 or 4 years. We do 40,000 k a year. Anyone know what it should cost to convert? Ballpark figure?
It is best to convert a car that hasn't done too many K's. Less than 100,000Kms is OK. Otherwise, the engine may not last as long as you hope. You need to be sure that the engine is in really good shape.
If you do 40,000 kms a year, then the conversion will pay itself of really quick, probably within one year with the government subsidy for the conversion.
Falcons are cheapest to convert. 2.5k should be enough. Even though with the govt subsidy, I wouldn't be surprised if conversion costs go up.
Cheers,
