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kittyhawk15 Sophomore Author Alberta Posts:210 Points:74,275 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 6:32:22 PM Ignore kittyhawk15 Report Abuse I think we should convert to cheaper, not necessarily renewable fuel, such as propane. It's almost a necessity to convert, with gas going through 132.9¢/L in the city. Propane, in comparison, is 76.9¢/L (6 Years ago it was 9¢/L). But you can't totally convert to propane if you need lots of power. Propane isn't something for power. It is cheaper though, I recommend it for some usage. Any suggestions?

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Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 6:32:22 PM

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I think we should convert to cheaper, not necessarily renewable fuel, such as propane. It's almost a necessity to convert, with gas going through 132.9¢/L in the city. Propane, in comparison, is 76.9¢/L (6 Years ago it was 9¢/L). But you can't totally convert to propane if you need lots of power. Propane isn't something for power.

It is cheaper though, I recommend it for some usage.

Any suggestions?

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LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,861 Points:1,688,515 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2008 2:34:07 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Just depends on the size of the tank and how you drive it!
BlueBike Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,521 Points:635,135 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Jun 29, 2008 9:59:16 AM Ignore BlueBike Report Abuse Tanks seem to be very small which means short range.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,861 Points:1,688,515 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 24, 2008 2:41:12 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse CaptSquid is right, it's not renewable. But, propane powered vehicles can and do in some cases run hydrogen, nitrous, natural gas, methane, etc. There's a variety of power sources available to choose from and we should move ahead with them all. And yes, the people who have their natural gas powered Hondas are quite happy with them and perhaps I can get one prominent one to come here and join us. And it's only slightly cheaper right now. More of them on the road will drive the price of that commodity up as well. That's why we need to do more all the way around. Drill and produce more, improve upon efficiency, more alternative energy sources, etc. Can't do it all from electric, then we'll have a real electric crisis and we're on the verge of that as well. We need 25 mew electric plants, or so they say. Only a few are under construction from what I've heard and read and two are nuclear. Too many special interest groups stopping it like they stopped additional drilling and the Democrats more so than the Republicans are responsible for that. Republicans are responsible for other problems too! We're allowing ourselves to be shafted. We have to do more all the way around. Including getting the 60% or so that waste nearly 10% of their fuel everyday to stop wasting it! That 10% comes out to roughly 540,000 barrels of gas a day. Anyone care to tell me how much oil that is for a gold star? Or maybe if you're in the area, I'll buy you lunch! We can sit and talk and have some green tea while we're at it.
kittyhawk15 Sophomore Author Alberta Posts:210 Points:74,275 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2008 10:19:34 AM Ignore kittyhawk15 Report Abuse Look here to learn more about propane. Read it through. It voices quite a bit of support for propane(aka Autogas). Look here to learn more about propane supporters and why you should support propane. Ford Propane Truck! Wow! This should change your mind about propane. Propane also is a clean-burning fuel. :-)
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:13,057 Points:2,504,080 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2008 8:56:02 AM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse Some of our school bus' converted over to Propane and they are finding out that it is costing them more to run em.
roadkillGA Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,382 Points:485,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 8:45:01 PM Ignore roadkillGA Report Abuse K-2 is better
CaptSquid Champion Author Billings Posts:25,795 Points:3,205,740 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 6:35:39 PM Ignore CaptSquid Report Abuse Propane comes from the petroleum refinement industry. It is NOT renewable. Propane is also very poor for gas mileage.