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This fuel costs as little at 80c a litre in Australia. So why isn't everyone using it? (www.sbs.com.au)

submitted 1 day ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/australia@aussie.zone

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It's half the price of regular unleaded, produced in Australia and comparably lower in emissions than petrol — yet the number of service stations offering LPG is dwindling across the country.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

mate of mine converted his divvy to a hybrid. Doesn't drive it as much now though as it's now got heritage plates

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Given how far EV batteries have come over the past decade alone, I’m surprised we don’t see more EV/Hybrid conversion kits available on the market.

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Hybrids are very complicated mechanically, I'm not surprised hybrid conversions aren't a thing.

EV conversions do exist, it's just that they're too expensive to be worthwhile. You mostly only see classic cars converted.

You pay $20,000 for the hardware, another $15,000 for mechanics to spend a week or two gutting and rebuilding your car and wind up with a car with a worn interior, suspension, steering, etc, no modern features and a short range for more than the price of a brand new long range EV.

If you want an EV, you're much better off selling your car and buying a used EV.