propane snorter?
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09-23-2004, 07:05 PM
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propane snorter?
Hi folks,
My wife bought an 86 f150, 5.8 V8 running propane. I always thought propane was pretty economical, though I understand one only gets 80% of the miles one would get from an equal volume of petrol/gas. Here in Alberta, Canada, gas is 80 odd cents a litre, and propane hovers around 42-45. Refilled the truck today after 386 km, and got a whopping bill for 156 litres of propane/$80 Canadian. For Yanks, that about $55 for 240 miles. Is my truck snorting back the 'pane at a ludicrous rate? Experiences, costs, ideas would really help me sort this out!
Regards,
Justin
My wife bought an 86 f150, 5.8 V8 running propane. I always thought propane was pretty economical, though I understand one only gets 80% of the miles one would get from an equal volume of petrol/gas. Here in Alberta, Canada, gas is 80 odd cents a litre, and propane hovers around 42-45. Refilled the truck today after 386 km, and got a whopping bill for 156 litres of propane/$80 Canadian. For Yanks, that about $55 for 240 miles. Is my truck snorting back the 'pane at a ludicrous rate? Experiences, costs, ideas would really help me sort this out!
Regards,
Justin
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The only time I've used propane was in a work car. We could go about 7 hours per fill up. The petrol gas lated about 16 hours. I don't remember how many miles we went only that we had to fill up normally 1 or 2x per shift with the propane and only every other day with the petrol. This was in the early 90's
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I got this info off of the Canadian Office of Energy Efficiency...
Cost Comparison:
Gasoline Versus Propane
Gasoline Costs:
A gasoline vehicle driven 650 000 kilometres would consume 101 500 litres of gasoline.
101 500 litres of gasoline x $0.70 per litre =
$71,050
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Propane Costs:
A propane vehicle driven 650 000 kilometres would consume 132 600 litres of propane.
132 600 litres of propane x $0.30 per litre =
$39,780
Cost Comparison:
Gasoline Versus Propane
Gasoline Costs:
A gasoline vehicle driven 650 000 kilometres would consume 101 500 litres of gasoline.
101 500 litres of gasoline x $0.70 per litre =
$71,050
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Propane Costs:
A propane vehicle driven 650 000 kilometres would consume 132 600 litres of propane.
132 600 litres of propane x $0.30 per litre =
$39,780