Here in central New York propane is $2.90 per gallon and the "pre-buy" price for this winter is $2.41 per gallon. In Long Island it's now over $3 per gallon.
So, here is what fuel really costs here:
Propane - $2.90 per gallon with 84,000 BTUs. Diesel - $3.28 per gallon with 130,000 BTUs. Gasoline - $2.84 per gallon with 114 BTUs.
Better said, Propane - one dollar buys 29K BTUs of energy Diesel - one dollar buhys 40K BTUs of energy Gasoline - one dollar buys 40K BTUs of energy
Propane gives worse overall fuel mileage. A 2004 2WD Ford F150 with 5.4 engine truck gets:
Propane - 10 MPG city and 14 MPG highway Gasoline - 12 MPG city and 18 MPG highway
If I had that truck and drove right now in NY:
100 miles with propane on the highway would cost $20.71 in propane fuel and just about nobody sells it anymore at highway service stations.
100 miles with gasoline on the highway would cost $15.77 in for gasoline.
If I drive my 1982 Chevy diesel truck that 100 miles on the highway it would cost me $14.26. I stuck my old truck in since nobody sells a newer 1/2 ton diesel truck anymore.
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