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When it comes to future-proof vehicle drives, usually only the electric car is mentioned. And indeed, the electric car is becoming more and more popular, especially because of government subsidies. There has now been an increase in new registrations of around 50 percent. But especially when it comes to future-proof drives, the focus shouldn't just be on the electric car. There are also other drives, such as Gas. Compared to electric cars, gas vehicles even account for growth in new registrations over 200 percent. The fact is: New vehicle drives are necessary for climate protection reasons, but also because of price developments. For years, petrol has only known one direction, and that is steeply upwards. And the war in Ukraine has now caused an enormous rise in prices. Although even more than the war our state is responsible for the high gas prices. Almost 50 percent of petrol costs are caused by the state with its taxes and duties. The days of cheap petrol should finally be over. If you're wondering why gas powered vehicles are so popular, just look at the prices. Depending on what kind of gas drive it is, the price per liter for LPG (FUEL) at 90 cents to 1 euro and for natural gas (CNG) in between 1.20 and 1.40 Euro.
Is gas actually an alternative?
Especially if you look at the price, gas is significantly cheaper than petrol, more environmentally friendly (up to 25 percent less CO₂, up to 95 percent less NOx) and promises higher emissions energy yield. But if you ask yourself whether a gas drive actually an alternative shows, you have to look closely. The current prices are mainly due to the fact that gas drives are used a tax break gives. This should continue until at least 2026. In addition, the number of registrations of gas-powered vehicles is very low. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, there were just 2020 vehicles with CNG and 7.195 with LPG drive in 6.543. If you draw a direct comparison to the electric car again, this came to 2020 registrations in 194.163. But recently, in percentage terms, with around 2.000 approvals, it was good 200 percent more new registrations than in February 2020.
This is how CNG and LPG differ!
Gas-powered vehicles have the advantage that the number of pollutants that are emitted is significantly lower. And the independent whether natural gas (CNG) or LPG is used. Basically you have to know that CNG and LPG are not the same. For example, LPG is made up of propane and butane. It is a waste product that results from the refining of petroleum.
If a car is gas powered, it still has a regular engine. But instead of petrol, gas (gas-air mixture) is burned in the engine. However, there are also differences in gas-powered vehicles. In addition to pure gas vehicles, there are also vehicles that have both a gas and a petrol tank. If a tank is empty, there is an automatic switchover. This can significantly increase the range. LPG is currently offered at around 7.000 filling stations and CNG at 800 filling stations. If you are interested in a gas-powered car, you have two options. Either you buy a new vehicle with gas drive or you equips an existing vehicle around.
What you need to know about retrofitting!
If you want to convert your car to run on gas, you should discord done in a specialist workshop. And the retrofit must Approved by TÜV and an entry in the registration papers must have been made. Basically you can decide freely whether it should be CNG or LPG. As part of the retrofit, if possible with a system according to ECE-R 115 carried out, various conversions are required. On the one hand, this applies to the installation of the gas tank, but also to the adjustment of the engine and the valves. The valves in particular are a big issue when retrofitting, since the exhaust gas temperature under full load is higher than with petrol. Thus, they are subjected to great stress due to the heat. Also must have one supply system installed to the intake manifold and a new engine management system (chip tuning) installed. Some converters also recommend one Additive admixture to be installed in the intake tract or a Additive to be added to the petrol and gas tank so that there is no damage or increased wear of the valves and valve seats.
Loss of cargo space!
When installing the gas tank, you have to know that it is usually installed in the trunk. Accordingly, cargo space is lost through the tank if not installed in the spare wheel well is possible. And, of course, retrofitting has its price. Depending on the model, the costs range between 3.000 and 6.000 Euro. In addition, there are costs of 100 Euros for acceptance of the system by a testing organization. Depending on the gas drive, the tank must also be checked at intervals of 3 or 5 years. This exam costs around 600 Euros. By the way, a conversion only pays off if you annually more than 20.000 km moves. As an alternative to retrofitting, you can also New vehicle , or Used buy with gas drive. The biggest advantage of a factory installation solution is that you still have the trunk available. In the new vehicle, the tank is installed differently, more space-saving. Manufacturers offering gas-powered vehicles include Dacia and Audi with LPG, Fiat with LPG and CNG, Renault, Skoda, Volkswagen and Seat. Kia, Hyundai, Opel and Ford also have gas-powered vehicles, but these are no longer produced. Accordingly, they are only available as a used vehicle.
| vehicles with LPG
Chevrolet Aveo 1.2 LPG LS |
vehicles with natural gas
Audi A3 Sportback 1.4 g-throne |
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