LPG

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is no longer a fuel for the future – it’s very much a fuel for now, according to General Motors’ European brand Opel. It has decided to expand its LPG offerings with the Astra Sports Tourer, Meriva and Astra five-door hatchback all to be made available with a new 1.4litre LPG [...]

Tuesday 13 November, 2011. The Green Piece Column. For a time LPG (also known as Autogas) was a buzzword with motorists. Boosted by incentives to fit a conversion, LPG gained popularity in the public and private sector alike, with promises that you could nearly half your fuel costs with very little effort. Now LPG seems [...]

Leading LPG experts, MintLPG are holding a a couple of open days to give motorists the chance to learn all about the economic and environmental benefits of running their cars on LPG. The South Wales firm, formerly known as Autogas Worldwide will offer visitors the chance to test-drive state of the art LPG conversion kits [...]

Fleets and van drivers have to this Friday (March 11, 2011) to order an Ashwoods LPG Transit after Ford announced it will cease production of the petrol Transit that Ashwoods uses as the base model for its LPG conversions. Leading alternative fuel conversion firm, Ashwoods has been producing LPG commercials since 2003 and has been [...]

Chevrolet is set to introduce a new LPG ready version of its Beat car in India, according to local media reports. The GM-owned car maker’s supermini is sold around the world, but the LPG version is unlikely to be seen in the US or Europe. According to Indianautosblog.com, the car maker has very quietly updated [...]

It may still be several months away, but new vehicles continue to be announced for the Geneva International Motor Show in March. The latest automaker to make plans for the event is Kia, which will unveil the next generation Picanto city car at the event. There will be plenty of changes to the Picanto too, [...]

A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) version of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will enter production this month. Known as the Sprinter 316 LGT (Liquefied Gas Technology) it has virtually no particulate emissions while emissions of hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide are also greatly reduced. In fact, CO2 emissions are around 20 per cent lower [...]

The SEMA show in Las Vegas is the latest major motoring event to play host to some exciting green concepts – with Kia leading the line. The Korean car manufacturer is using the event to showcase the Kia Forte Hybrid Concept which combines a 1.6litre four-cylinder engine fuelled by liquid petroleum gas and a lithium [...]

Southwark council in south London has just been awarded two GreenFleet accolades, winning the Public Sector Fleet of the Year (+250 vehicles) thanks to its choice of low carbon vehicles. Its transport manager Matthew Trott also cleaned up, being commended in the Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year award category of the 2010 awards. [...]

Kia is set to launch an electric version of its supermini Picanto model in Europe within the next three years, Headlineauto reports. According to the news agency, the Korean carmaker will put a new next generation Picanto on sale in 2011 and will then put electric versions into production in Korea by the following year. [...]