Who said that LPG Cylinders is only for cooking?

Liquefied petroleum gas (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, or autogas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases. LPG or usually called as Elpiji by Indonesian people is usually used for cooking. The gas from LPG can power the stove so it can light up the fire. Now, most of the Indonesian people use it for their daily cooking. Beside of used as cooking fuel, the propane gas contained in LPG can be used as vehicles fuel.


But there is something different in Indonesia, a teacher from Temanggung named Sri Suryana Dwi Atmaja has founded a new concept of vehicle fuel that use Elpiji cylinder as the main fuel. He claims that his gas motorcycle is environmentally friendly and more economical than petrol based motorcycle.


Sri's creation is different from other gas-based vehicles. When other vehicles change the carburettor for supplying gas, he didn't change it. So it is easier if we want to use petrol again. The main equipment of Sri's motorcycle is a converter. The converter itself serves as a counterweight wind.


Sri admit that he needs almost two years to modificate his motorcycle until it is perfect. An amount of 1 million rupiah is spent by Sri to complete his project. He did this because he is concerned about the scarcity of premium and the rise of the premium price which occur everywhere in Indonesia


Based on what Sri said, a 100cc motorcycle with a three-kilograms LPG can goes as far as 200 kilometres until 250 kilometres. Whereas premium-based motorcycle can only travel a distance of 150 kilometres. 


For awhile, Sri only set his creation in a 4-stroke vehicles. Hopefully this thing makes people don't depend on premium gas which is getting rare and more expensive.


Source: http://www.indonesiaberprestasi.web.id/?p=5917 (Indonesian Language)