Comments on: Ottawa beats Toronto to the cleantech punch http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Anonymous Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/#comment-1252 Toronto beat all the other cities to the clean greening of the taxi industry. Propane(LPG) is not natural gas(CNG) and is a liguid in the tank unlike CNG which still remains a vapour (gas) which is why propane fueled vehicles get much better miles per gallon. Propane has a very fast burn compared to diesel being about 4 times faster and also has ultra high octane of 105 which gives great performnce with the latest LPG fuel injection systems (made in Canada). The pump price of LPG is less than half of gasoline over the past 3 months and about half that of diesel. Propane is shipped to Ontario from western Canada via pipeline mixed with methane which eliminates ships and other more expensive means of shipping. None of Canada's propane comes from any country that is considered a terrorist country unlike your local gasoline station. Quebec's carbon tax rating system shows gasoline has a 60 percent higher carbon footprint than LPG. Taxicabs in Toronto have used propane on a massive scale for 25 years. The taxicabs here set the clean green standard for the rest of the country. I have used propane in various types of commercial vehicles including taxi's, limo's and trucks since 1981. Over the past 20 years, the cost per mile savings are about 40 percent. In the past 2 years, those figures are now 45% savings. LPG can be operated dual fuel, by leaving all the gasoline system in place and use it only as a backup and to start easier in the coldest 2 months of the year. Any vehicle can be converted to operate on LPG which is why most airport hotel jitney buses at Pearson have used it for the past 25 years. Why pay an extra $8,000 plus finance and taxes for a diesel in a pickup truck or cubevan when you can get a $750 grant from the Ontario government for switching to operate on LPG which costs half as much? Support Canada by using LPG in any vehicle you choose. Toronto beat all the other cities to the clean greening of the taxi industry. Propane(LPG) is not natural gas(CNG) and is a liguid in the tank unlike CNG which still remains a vapour (gas) which is why propane fueled vehicles get much better miles per gallon. Propane has a very fast burn compared to diesel being about 4 times faster and also has ultra high octane of 105 which gives great performnce with the latest LPG fuel injection systems (made in Canada). The pump price of LPG is less than half of gasoline over the past 3 months and about half that of diesel. Propane is shipped to Ontario from western Canada via pipeline mixed with methane which eliminates ships and other more expensive means of shipping. None of Canada’s propane comes from any country that is considered a terrorist country unlike your local gasoline station. Quebec’s carbon tax rating system shows gasoline has a 60 percent higher carbon footprint than LPG. Taxicabs in Toronto have used propane on a massive scale for 25 years. The taxicabs here set the clean green standard for the rest of the country. I have used propane in various types of commercial vehicles including taxi’s, limo’s and trucks since 1981. Over the past 20 years, the cost per mile savings are about 40 percent. In the past 2 years, those figures are now 45% savings. LPG can be operated dual fuel, by leaving all the gasoline system in place and use it only as a backup and to start easier in the coldest 2 months of the year. Any vehicle can be converted to operate on LPG which is why most airport hotel jitney buses at Pearson have used it for the past 25 years. Why pay an extra $8,000 plus finance and taxes for a diesel in a pickup truck or cubevan when you can get a $750 grant from the Ontario government for switching to operate on LPG which costs half as much? Support Canada by using LPG in any vehicle you choose.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Anonymous Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/#comment-1251 Tyler, I've been following your column & your blog for quite some time and I'd love to send you a copy of THE CLEAN TECH REVOLUTION (from the guys who edit cleanedge.com) for potential review. If this piques your interest, do drop me a line. Cheers, Felicia Tyler,

I’ve been following your column & your blog for quite some time and I’d love to send you a copy of THE CLEAN TECH REVOLUTION (from the guys who edit cleanedge.com) for potential review.

If this piques your interest, do drop me a line.

Cheers, Felicia

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/comment-page-1/#comment-1250 Anonymous Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/#comment-1250 Sorry to be using a comment for this but I was unable to find a contact form or email to contact you with. I have been reading your site for a while now, and finally figured out a way to introduce you to my readers. http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/06/06/top-ten-must-read-environmental-blogs/ In an effort to improve the general readership of eco-blogs I thought it might be interesting if you did something similar doing a list of the ten eco-blogs you think are must reads, then contacting them and having them do the same. Either way thanks for continuing to write such great and informative articles. Shane Sorry to be using a comment for this but I was unable to find a contact form or email to contact you with.

I have been reading your site for a while now, and finally figured out a way to introduce you to my readers.

http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/06/06/top-ten-must-read-environmental-blogs/

In an effort to improve the general readership of eco-blogs I thought it might be interesting if you did something similar doing a list of the ten eco-blogs you think are must reads, then contacting them and having them do the same.

Either way thanks for continuing to write such great and informative articles.

Shane

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Anonymous Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:26:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/06/05/ottawa-beats-toronto-to-the-cleantech-punch/#comment-1249 Hi Tyler~ I'm hoping you are attempting Net Zero and write about what you are doing, esp if its an aging brick of a design typical of Toronto. "The envelope, please!" Have fun, wear a dust mask! Hi Tyler~ I’m hoping you are attempting Net Zero and write about what you are doing, esp if its an aging brick of a design typical of Toronto. “The envelope, please!”
Have fun, wear a dust mask!

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