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Hyundai gets 1,000 retail orders for its Avante LPI hybrid in South Korea

Hyundai only launched retail sales of its first hybrid a couple of weeks ago, but the South Korean automaker has already received 1,000 orders in its home market. Hyundai's hybrid system has been installed in the Avante (which is sold elsewhere as the Elantra). The Avante is the first retail hybrid available with an engine running on liquefied petroleum gas. The Avante uses a 15 kW electric motor mounted between the engine and transmission along with an integrated starter-generator to provide stop-start functionality. Hyundai has no plans ... Read more →

Volkswagen launches Golf Plus Bi-Fuel in Germany Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen has added another LPG-fueled model to its lineup with the new Golf Plus BiFuel. Like most other vehicles capable of running on liquified petroleum gas, the Golf has a dual fuel setup ...

Dacia introduces LPG fueled Logan in France at €6,700 Sam Abuelsamid

Renault's low-cost Dacia brand has just introduced a new LPG-fueled version of the Logan sedan in France. The Logan is powered by the same 75 hp 1.4-liter engine used in the Sandero that debuted in ...

Dutch LPG giant expands to Germany Xavier Navarro

Benelux (made up of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) is one of the world's largest LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) markets. The most important distributor of this fuel in Benelux, BK-GAS, has ...

Meet Greenfly, a Yamaha XT500 motorcycle converted to LPG Jeremy Korzeniewski

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or LPG as it's more commonly known, is derived from fossil fuels, but it also burns significantly cleaner than other petroleum-based fuels and has a higher octane rating. ...

RACE report shows that LPG is a viable solution 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) as well as its German counterpart ADAC, have released a complete report defending the use of LPG (Liquiefied Petroleum Gas) as a viable alternative to gasoline. The complete report (which you can download following the link below) states that ...

LPG vs Biofuels: Cleaner fuel but more CO2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Most of our readers might not be familiar with LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) but it's a fuel that is very hot in countries like Belgium, Germany, Italy, France and Australia. LPG is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases (propane and/or butane) that is liquefied and then used as a fuel. It is non-toxic and ...

UK drivers have a new guide to propane filling stations and converters 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hank Hill would be proud. Heck he would probably sell them at Strickland Propane in Arlen, Texas for people planning to travel to the UK. A new atlas of Great Britain is being published that shows the locations of LPG filling stations and companies that do LPG conversions. LPG (liquefied petroleum ...


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