The Advantages of runing on LPG

• L.P.G contains no lead and is therefore safer to our environment.
• L.P.G is beneficial to your engine because it reaches the engine in pure gas form resulting in improved combustion.
• You will find the drive smoother due to the higher octane content of the gas.
• The exhaust fumes that are discharged into the atmosphere contain less harmful substances such as carbon monoxide due to the modern technology provided within the conversion kit.
  
• The engine oil does not become diluted with a consequential reduction in servicing costs.
• Engine noise is lower than running a diesel car or van and you'll be driving in a more environment-friendly way!
• Vehicles that use the gas are entitled to an exemption from London’s Congestion Charge (http://www.cclondon.com)

Fuel Costs

Autogas LPG fuel is considerably cheaper than petrol, prices typically being 45pence -55pence per litre compared to unleaded petrol at approximately £1.10 per litre (Jan 2008). The government is keen to encourage the use of LPG as an Automotive fuel (in order to meet reduced pollution targets), with much lower taxation and a commitment to maintaining low taxation on Automotive LPG in the future.

Emissions

Propane is a much smaller molecule than petrol, and LPG does not contain highly branched or aromatic compounds - therefore it burns easier and without creating the many noxious intermediates found in petrol vehicle exhaust.

Unleaded Petrol contains Formaldahyde and Benzine to control the rate of flame propagation - to stop 'pinking', the combustion process produces highly toxic compounds from these additives, together with other inherent imputities such as Sulphur.

Typical emissions for lpg vehicles (without catalytic converters) are less than 0.2% CO and less than 50ppm HC compared with 2%CO and 600ppm HC for petrol. In addition, nitrous oxide and particulate emissions are far lower than for diesel-powered vehicles.

Health

The UK Government has recently recognised the huge impact on our health caused by polluted skies. Recent work has suggested that particulates contribute towards 10 000 deaths per year in the UK alone, subsequently changes in legislation have taken place in order to control particulate levels. Diesel, once thought to be more environmentally friendly than petrol, is very much to blame therefore congestion charges have been brought into the city of london and many more cities are to follow check out L E Z on google some coaches ,minibuses , big vans and lorries have already been forced out .

Recent improvements in technology have led to the detection of highly toxic benzene in blood, caused mainly by exposure to car exhaust fumes, petrol vapour at filling stations and cigarette smoke. Unleaded petrol requires increased concentrations of benzene, which has increased the problem.

Despite the improvements in emissions brought about by the adoption of catalytic converters, vehicle pollution is still a major problem, particularly in cities. Catalysts do little to improve particulate emissions, and need to be extremely hot before they have any effect whatsoever. The harmful emissions are therefore not significantly reduced where cars are only used to drive short distances.

By contrast, none of the above hazards are associated with LPG. In fact, LPG is considered non-toxic. one of the only by products being water , yes the stuff we have been drinking for years !!

Engine Wear

The use of propane as vehicle fuel is generally used on fork lift trucks considered to be safe for use within enclosed areas such as factories. The benefits include:

Extended oil change intervals
you may loose your spark plug life , this shouldnt be a problem if serviced on specifed intervals

Reduced soot formation, with associated decreases in abrasiveness and chemical degradation of lubricating oil

The advantages of LPG include !!

Because LPG vaporizes when released from the tank and is not water soluble, LPG does not pollute underground water sources.
Power, acceleration, payload and cruise speed are comparable to those of an equivalent vehicle fueled on gasoline. Propane has a high octane rating of 104, in-between Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) (130) and regular unleaded gasoline (87).
Refueling a propane vehicle is similar to filling a gas grill tank; the time it takes is comparable with that needed to fill a CNG, gasoline/petrol or diesel fuel tank.

Its high octane rating enables it to mix better with air and to burn more completely than does gasoline, generating less carbon. With less carbon build up oil changes are needed less frequently.
Because it burns in the engine in the gaseous phase, propane results in less corrosion than gasoline/petrol

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