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Old 31-01-2010, 11:42 PM   #61
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Cool LPG Vs Hybrid power

Thanks for the comparison with the LPG Falcon
mines old school Tickford dual fuel in an AU and petrol costs are closer to $1.30 than $1.20 but mines @ 59cents/litre so about half the cost of a petrol car to run and probably about the same as a hybrid Camry I still know which car I would have
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Old 01-02-2010, 12:05 AM   #62
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The old LPG CO2 debate is always a good one.
I wonder if you took into account the whole CO2 amount from its manufacture to its end use how it would compare the Petrol.
Remember LPG is a by-product of the oil industry.
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Old 01-02-2010, 12:06 AM   #63
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i was merely pointing out that an lpg falcon will still be just as cheap to run, without compromising power, space, comfort, range etc etc.
Sure about that? ;)
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Old 01-02-2010, 07:06 AM   #64
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The old LPG CO2 debate is always a good one.
I wonder if you took into account the whole CO2 amount from its manufacture to its end use how it would compare the Petrol.
Remember LPG is a by-product of the oil industry.
A little bit off topic, but if we are considering the feasibility of alternative fuels:

True, there is ba difference in CO2 emissions from lpg and petrol at the tail pipe. TP

One has to look at the "well to wheel" emissions for the total pic. The CO2 created from the extraction, importing and refining of oil to produce a litre of petrol is almost as much as the CO2 emissions at the TP

What can make a difference is where the lpg comes from. Australia has large reserves of lpg that doesnt come from importing and refining of oil into petrol and that can give lpg a distinct CO2 advantage here.
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Old 01-02-2010, 09:48 AM   #65
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Sure about that? ;)

yep, luggage and occupants. i know the gas tank has to go somewhere, but so do all the batteries in a hybrid.
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Old 01-02-2010, 10:35 AM   #66
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a VE will not return consumption in the 6's if you pushed it off a cliff and that’s after driving model bar the new 3.0L wind up toy, well it may get into the 6's with no air con doing a hwy run at 80km/h with a tailwind but lets be serious here.
Niether will my FG.
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Old 01-02-2010, 11:37 AM   #67
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Don't believe every thing a trip computer tells you, I did & ended up walking to the servo.
Especially a Holden one.
Ha ha our BA is incredibly accurate, it runs out at almost exactly 14 ks left till empty. I have had this happened to me twice. Shame on me! The worst part is the second time I was trying to get to a servo because I knew. Passed about three that have pulled up stumps over the past ten years though.
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Old 01-02-2010, 01:07 PM   #68
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Niether will my FG.
neither will my IS300, not the point I was trying to make.
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Old 01-02-2010, 04:24 PM   #69
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Ha ha our BA is incredibly accurate, it runs out at almost exactly 14 ks left till empty. I have had this happened to me twice. Shame on me! The worst part is the second time I was trying to get to a servo because I knew. Passed about three that have pulled up stumps over the past ten years though.
It said 38ks to empty, to me thats a fair margine.
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Old 01-02-2010, 04:41 PM   #70
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how do you get 6.6L??

they have a 73L tank. 73/900= 8.1L/100km!
Yeah sorry I stuffed that up pretty bad. I'm used to always working it out on 60litres as thats what i tend to fill into my AU.
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