LPG FACT

LPG Surprising Fact #10

1. LPG’s volume is 274 times smaller when in a liquid state.

2. LPG burns faster and cleaner than any forms of bio-fuel.

3. LPG has been used to fuel the Olympic flame due to its safety, environmental and practical characteristics.

4. LPG is naturally odourless, colourless and tasteless.

5. In India, LPG emits 60% fewer GHGs than electric coil cook tops, 50% fewer emissions than some biomass stoves and 19% fewer GHGs than kerosene stoves.

6. LPG also helps to reduce Black Carbon (BC) emissions, which are the second biggest contributor to global warming and which can cause serious health problems.

7. The more technically correct term for LPG in its gaseous state is LPG vapour, not gas. Vapours are gases, however, not all gases are vapours.

8. An LP Gas stove can be 8 times more efficient than a charcoal stove commonly found in urban households in many parts of the world.

9. Almost 40% of all passenger cars in Turkey run on Autogas, slightly more than run on petrol. This makes Turkey the second biggest Autogas market in the world.

10. In Brazil, LP Gas is the energy of choice for 95% of Brazilian homes; 33 million cylinders are delivered per month, door to door.