Submitted 21 hours ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to australia@aussie.zone
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/lpg-80c-a-litre-why-not-more-popular-australia/ehziv2osi
It’s half the price of regular unleaded, produced in Australia and comparably lower in emissions than petrol — yet the number of service stations offering LPG is dwindling across the country.
Ahhh we’re on the LPG conversion phase of the petrol crisis. Last time LPG was a lot more readily available though.
Seems a backwards step. The way forward is electric so fluff around wasting money?
Gotta prop up the gas industry you see.
The propaganda has been so successful people don’t realise how terribly cooking with gas is compared to induction.
Hell, I even prefer the glass top resistive electric, so much easier to clean than gas stoves.
I had an LPG car, fuck LPG. Improve cycling infrastructure.
Lol
Because very few cars are LPG. I worked at a gas station for several years and saw maybe 2 LPG cars
Service station or petrol station please, calling it gas is an Americanism
Most LPG cars I’ve ever encountered were Commodores and Falcons (both factory and aftermarket).
Even though now, more than ever, with the increased size of vehicles on the road (thanks to the massive uptick in US-style „trucks”) LPG conversions make sense on paper - there are a LOT of pain-points:
I’m sure there are a bunch of other reasons I’m missing just off the top of my head.
Honestly, for people who live in other suburbia and can’t get by on public transport, a switch to a combination of pure EVs, PHEVs and/or hybrids where the engine is purely a generator would be a much better long-term solution.
mate of mine converted his divvy to a hybrid. Doesn’t drive it as much now though as it’s now got heritage plates
In Adelaide it was only ever used by taxis. Nowadays many are hybrids or full electrics instead (especially in the case of ride share drivers) so no one really uses it.
Is there any station with LPG left? I have not seen any for ages.
The ones here have taken their LPG tanks out.
The Shell by the Brisbane Airport has lpg
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 20 hours ago
It is volatile, unreliable to obtain (chances are you’re better off with an EV), contrails less energy than petrol, and is a fossil fuel.