Re: [Amc-list] “The Michigan ‘Green Thumb’ Alternative Fuel Show 2008”

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, msproviero@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I use propane to heat my house.  I believe I've been paying $2.05 for like a year now.  No idea if my supplier fills vehicles, but I had them install a second line to the pole barn when they brought the tank...

Yeah, there's taxes/different taxes when bought in bottles, plus
road tax where charged.  Captive house delivery is different,
and even there varies all over.





You can't decant home-delivered fuel into your vehicle. Home
tanks deliver gas off the top, you need liquid off the bottom
for motor fuel.  You can partially/mostly fill a totally empty
small tank from a mostly full large one by simple pressure
equalization, but otherwise you need a pump.

All of this technology is old hat, well documented, and
not easily subverted. It's just RTFM on most of it. All the
low-hanging fruit has alreday been picked.




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> -Spro
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> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
>
> > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Brien Tourville wrote:
> >
> > > LPG is selling for around $1.91 ..
> >
> > I'm the last to knock LP as motor fuel, but I'd add a dollar to
> > that amount. Last time I bougt LPG (2 weeks ago) at a Mutual
> > Propane (BIG high-volume dealer) it was nearly $3/gal. Still
> > better than gasoline.
> >
> > On road trips, on which I've easily done 100K miles on LP only,
> > through 40+ states, the price varies 3:1. Mom'n'pop stores are
> > extremely expensive (close to $4/gal) because they buy small
> > quans as a convenience for BBQers from end sellers, no blaming
> > them; the big tank farms with railroad sidings (like Mutual) the
> > cheapest. Plus, it varies with season -- more in summer. Then
> > there are sellers that will not fill vehicles, period. (They
> > are supposed to be state-licensed to charge Road Tax, luckily
> > few even know about that, but those that do, don't mess with
> > the state -- big fine$$!)
> >
> > Per-gallon cost isn't the reason to switch to LP. It's liquified
> > PETROLEUM... it's price is tied to oil (it IS oil) and you use
> > 15% more per mile.
> >
> > The reason to switch to LP is engine longevity, cleanliness,
> > fun, etc. If you wanna save $$$ drive a rambler six!
> >
> >
> > There's no magic bullet.
> >
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