There was a time when rising oil prices and gasoline shortages
made fuels like propane, natural gas and biodiesel popular
alternatives, but where are they now? The 30 propane stations
scattered around the GTA these days is a paltry sum when there
were hundreds in the 80s and 90s and though they’re mostly found
today where taxis and fleet vehicles fill up around the airport
and industrial zones, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is still the
most practical alternative fuel for internal combustion engines.
A by-product of natural gas processing and crude oil refining,
propane has a well-established infrastructure and it’s really
the only alternate fuel that can be purchased from coast to
coast and in all the urban and rural areas in between. It’s
cheap at half the price of gasoline, Canada’s got a wealth of it
on hand and in the ground, it burns cleaner than gasoline,
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 27 per cent, and
produces 50 per cent fewer toxins and other smog-causing
pollutants than gasoline. With an o