guzzi850m2 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Acording to this site they will soon start to phase out LPG. http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/02/14/inherently-explosive-lpg-cars-will-be-phased-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 You forgot to quote part of the text: "After several recent explosive accidents involving LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) automobiles, the Energy Ministry will start phasing out its use in government vehicles." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitar Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) The article does talk about more than Government vehicle though. E.G. "Registrations for LPG vehicles will also tightened to encourage drivers to switch to NGV (Natural Gas Vehicle) automobiles". and "They concluded that in the future the government would not support LPG tank installation. Eventually the Land Transportation department will not give out the licenses because the LPG was an adaptation of the use of harmful fuels." I wonder how well they will carry out these plans? Edited February 14, 2013 by Jitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 so move from low pressure LPG to high pressure NGV ... for safety.... surely better just to revamp the yearly vehicle check.. so it actually check the vehicles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keemapoot Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 A lot of companies and people invested a lot of money in building the LPG infrastructure - everything from newly opening LPG stations across the country to conversion garages, etc.. Older cars running on expensive and disappearing regular fuel will be harder to sell without an LPG option. I believe there will be lots of opposition and lobbying on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 A lot of companies and people invested a lot of money in building the LPG infrastructure - everything from newly opening LPG stations across the country to conversion garages, etc.. Older cars running on expensive and disappearing regular fuel will be harder to sell without an LPG option. I believe there will be lots of opposition and lobbying on this issue. Just another knee jerk reaction from people who haven't got a clue. Thai Government Ministry's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 on Thai news on Sunday a Jeep exploded, both gas tanks and petrol tank.. show firemen get fire almost out then 2nd tank explodes and then 3rd explosion......... No idea why has been far more that normal gas explosions in cars recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 LPG is much safer than CNG because of the extremely high pressure in CNG storage tanks. Properly fitted LPG systems are quite safe. The fire problems come from amateur designed and built systems. Some of those so called systems are not much more than a simple metering valve with an LPG hose from the bottle stuck in the carburetor. They are accidents just waiting to happen. The Aussies have sophisticated LPG systems and if it were investigated, I'd guess that you won't find safety problems with those LPG equipped vehicles down under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Just another knee jerk reaction from people who haven't got a clue. Thai Government Ministry's I am at a total loss why supposedly intelligent people think that LPG vehicles are inherently explosive. Maybe people in the early 1900's were paranoid about vehicles driving around with an exposed metal tank full of "explosive: petrol, but that paranoia seems to have died down. Many, many, forklift trucks thougout the world are LPG they don't have a history of multiple explosions, South Korea is the largest user of LPG cars followed by Italy, Poland (I think) they don't have a history of multiple explosions. Given the history of automobiles I would say that the Ford Pinto has a worse record of exploding, than does any LPG equipped vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 To be honest, LPG in Thailand does have a safety issue, not because of the fuel itself, but because the massive amount of cowboy installations. Going as far as one installer thinking to make a quick buck and using a lpg tank in a cng installation. Didn't survive the first fill up! Proper installations are as safe, likely safer, then a normal petrol car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner300 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 To be honest, LPG in Thailand does have a safety issue, not because of the fuel itself, but because the massive amount of cowboy installations. Going as far as one installer thinking to make a quick buck and using a lpg tank in a cng installation. Didn't survive the first fill up! Proper installations are as safe, likely safer, then a normal petrol car... Then there is still one big differents most western countrys have an annual check for cars then they also use the so called LPG snuffer when your car has this fuel if there is the smallest leakage it will tell this and your car will not get a new year aproval. till its fixed While here 2 transport officers go drive 5 year and older cars when you [if you come with the right car ]pay your tax. Pretending to have technical knowledge and no have any tools to, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 To be honest, LPG in Thailand does have a safety issue, not because of the fuel itself, but because the massive amount of cowboy installations. Going as far as one installer thinking to make a quick buck and using a lpg tank in a cng installation. Didn't survive the first fill up! Proper installations are as safe, likely safer, then a normal petrol car... Then there is still one big differents most western countrys have an annual check for cars then they also use the so called LPG snuffer when your car has this fuel if there is the smallest leakage it will tell this and your car will not get a new year aproval. till its fixed While here 2 transport officers go drive 5 year and older cars when you [if you come with the right car ]pay your tax. Pretending to have technical knowledge and no have any tools to, What happens when you come in the wrong car ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner300 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) To be honest, LPG in Thailand does have a safety issue, not because of the fuel itself, but because the massive amount of cowboy installations. Going as far as one installer thinking to make a quick buck and using a lpg tank in a cng installation. Didn't survive the first fill up! Proper installations are as safe, likely safer, then a normal petrol car... Then there is still one big differents most western countrys have an annual check for cars then they also use the so called LPG snuffer when your car has this fuel if there is the smallest leakage it will tell this and your car will not get a new year aproval. till its fixed While here 2 transport officers go drive 5 year and older cars when you [if you come with the right car ]pay your tax. Pretending to have technical knowledge and no have any tools to, What happens when you come in the wrong car ?. Then they say " mai pen rai " bring it next year ok krab. For the tax they are very flexible . When to put your name in the bluebook of your just bought car you don t come away with this. Then they really need to see it. Edited February 26, 2013 by roadrunner300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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