Should the Government phase in the use of LPG as an alternative fuel?

Question

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.

Answer 1

Think we should be developing engines that run off pure ethanol instead

Answer 2

Have you seen the price of it?

Answer 3

It's expensive as  an automotive fuel. Natural gas is much cleaner and cheaper.

Answer 4

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!

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

It's already in, I've had a propane (LPG) vehicle for over 3 years.

Answer 8

The government should keep its nose out of individual choices such as what fuel to use.

Answer 9

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.