Gene, please don't forget to take into account that liquefied gases have a density of less than two thirds of gasoline and even less than diesel fuel. Methane (CNG, CH4) is even lighter than butane (C2H6) or propane (LPG, C3H8). In addition, their thermal yield is about 10 to 20% lower per mass unit than that of liquid fuels (I didn't bother looking up the exact figures). Multiply those figures and you'll end up with less than half the energy content of gasoline.
A lot of people over here in Germany converted their cars and were disappointed. In France, however, the government financially supports the use of LPG which boosted the conversion a lot, especially with small cars. A second obstacle is the lack of "gas" stations compared with the density of normal fuel supply stations. Peter Gene Heskett schrieb: > At the prices quoted here, the propane must be free, because that is about > what the taxes would be. > > I've not found any of it thats free yet. My grill takes the 4.5 gallon > hideaway tanks & we're paying about $7.50 a gallon, for off road use. Its > a damned racket, ought to be subject to RICO. > > Cheers, Gene > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
