The price is quite something: 1.59 € a liter of super costs at present. But for a liter of LPG you pay only 74 cents per liter, 1.10 euros per kg for natural gas. There would be a cheaper alternative to gas car?
At first glance, but the cars are more expensive to buy 2500-5000 €. Thus, the bill is only after many miles on.
Lower energy content of LPG
Whether a gas car is worth, but depends also on the personal driving profile and the infrastructure. Currently there are in Germany about 900 natural gas and over 6,200 LPG filling stations. The closer the corresponding refilling, the less fuel is wasted on the journey. In addition, most models use with LPG up to 30 percent more than gasoline, because the energy content is lower.
But what differentiates the two versions? LPG, and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) called the falls, as a by-product of crude oil and natural gas. It is stored at a pressure of one to ten bar liquid. Natural gas or CNG (compressed natural gas) is around 200 stored bar gas in the car.
LPG for retrofitting popular
achieve a similar range to reach LPG, is generally sufficient smaller tanks. They fit easily into the spare wheel well. Not least for this reason, the retrofitting of LPG in a higher market share.
The supply of LPG models from the factory decreases. The reason: A supercharged gasoline engine can convert not more easily, also manages to overcome the Euro 5 emissions standard only with effort
. bye spare
The trough is usually occupied by the gas conversion to the tank. This is a little lost cargo space. Suffice for the same range as for a smaller model gas tanks.
Adieu large gas tanknatural gas models of the manufacturer banish the pressure tank in the cargo compartment shelves or under the floor. The higher inflation pressure of 200 bar requires larger tanks, which is at the expense of the gasoline supply.
