Diesel petrol or electric

[anfearr]

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[GastonJ]

LPG gets less mpg because of its' low calorific value, end up probably 10% down on what you'd get from petrol. I suppose it depends on how many miles you expect to do, against the cost of having it fitted to the car. The price for conversion can be around ?2k, you'd have to save a hell of a lt on the price of fuel to make it pay for itself.

[flashharry]

Diesel particle filter

The problem with Diesel and if you only do short journeys is the diesel particle filter. To clean it you need to run car for about 25 mins, continue driving, keeping engine speed above 2000 rpm.

Handy living near a motorway.

[dracmeister]

I own a petrol\lpg 4ltr it returns around 19 miles to the gallon on petrol and about 18 on gas but gas is only 68p a litre compared to petrol at ?1.36. Mrs drives a 1.9tdi estate and that returns around 40 miles to the gallon around town ?1.39 so there my real figures hope that helped.

The way I would look is what?s it going to be used for then you can narrow your search down as the two vehicles we have are used for different things so your choice really.


Never owned an electric but full electric cars need to be charged too quickly as range is rubbish and hybrids are advancing all the time so check or another member owns a hybrid or full electric car could answer your question.

As mentioned above in earlier comment the government will be the only winner through taxes they will start to add more taxes to which vehicles become more popular.

[Meat-Head]

great DPF for thoses unaware, as you give your diesel a boot full, it gives out big cloud of black smoke.
DPF saves it.

Great idea in pricipal, but in reality shite
1) risk of fire
2) USES fossil fuels to clean out
3) SMELL real bad

Hope the knob that desgined, hope theirs catches fire taking their house with it, bastards