Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Forestry Commission LPG dual fuel vehicl...

LPG was introduced as an alternative fuel to a few vehicles in
the Commission’s fleet in 1998. It improved running costs and
there was no adverse effect on reliability and this led to a dec-
-ision in July 2002 to favour use of LPG for replacement vehicles,
wherever practical, throughout the Forestry Commission. At that
time fuel availability was a constraint particularly in Scotland. To
address this, Mechanical Engineering Services worked with its
customers to identify locations that needed bulk fuel installations
and since then LPG tanks have been sited in 7 locations in Sco-
-tland. There are currently 155 LPG vehicles in use throughout
Great Britain, covering over 10% of the total fleet annual mileage.
As a result in each yearharmful emissions are reduced by approximately 2000 kg of harmful nitrogen oxide and 300kg of particulates (soot).

Independent tests demonstrate that LPG is a practical way to improve vehicle emissions. The emissions from LPG engines compared to similar petrol and diesel engines are given below.

Emissions	Petrol	Diesel
Carbon Monoxide	63% less	Same
Hydrocarbons	40% less	70% less
Oxides of Nitrogen	82% less	99% less
Carbon Dioxide	13% less	Same
Particulate (soot)	50% less	98% less

Contact Fleet Engineer for further details.

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