Robert,

Mainly because Ford stopped making Falcons which were the main car used for taxis.

Then the taxis switched over to Toyota Camry Hybrids which use low octane petrol and are more economical than the LPG cars.

Now Toyota hybrids are very popular for city driving where there is lots of slowing and stopping to recharge the battery.

The Camrys are a bit more normal than the Prius.

Out on the highway on long runs the hybrids are no good because with no slowing or stopping the battery goes flat and the engine has to lug the weight of the car and the weight of the passengers and the weight of the heavy flat battery and try to recharge the flat battery. Hence a Prius slows right down.

Now with service stations getting rid of their LPG pumps people who have an LPG only car are getting a bit stressed trying to find a LPG service station.

Maybe they will convert LPG to HYDROGEN in the future when oil gets scarce. Today methane is used to get HYDROGEN.

As soon as the looney Greenies like Tweedledee smell HYDROGEN they go berserk.

When will ScoMo swing the subsidy away from the renewable rubbish onto the HYDROGEN FUTURE FUEL ?

A hydrogen refueling station exploded and stood in flames yesterday in Sandvika, Norway, which could make June 10, 2019 the day when the perception about hydrogen stations and hydrogen fuel cell cars, in general, will forever change.
According to reports from the Uno-X station, the explosion was huge. It triggered airbags in nearby cars and caused the necessity to close off the busy E18 and E16 intersection. A safety zone of 500 meters was recommended by the fire service.

"“It is probably a tank that has exploded at the hydrogen station next to the police station at Kjorbo,” The Fire Services tells the local newspaper Budstikka."
"“E18 near the site is closed in both directions due to the danger of explosion. The E16 at the Bjornegarden tunnel in Barum is closed for the same reason,” The Road Traffic Central tweets Tweets."

The cause of the explosion is not yet known as it needs to be investigated.

Because of that, Uno-X closed its two other stations with hydrogen in Norway, while carmakers - Toyota and Hyundai - temporarily stopped sales of FCVs (well, only a few per month were usually sold anyway). Owners of FCVs are expected to get loaner cars.


Taking into consideration how few hydrogen refueling stations are installed around the world, with this explosion, the average number of explosions per station will probably be orders of magnitude higher than for any other fuel. Not a good thing if you intend to promote FCVs.
We were often criticizing hydrogen fuel cell cars as a poor alternative for all-electric, because of low energy efficiency, high cost and lack of refueling infrastructure. As the charging times decreased in new BEVs thanks to ultra-fast chargers and the range on a single charge increased, it seemed that FCVs will never have a chance to take off. Any issues with safety (especially if repeated) only adds to the challenge.


Just last week a Hydrogen Plant in Sanfracisco exploded and stopped hydrogen supply there, now this...

The explosion set off airbags in surrounding areas, just lucky no one was refilling.......Hydrogen is a highly flammable liquid under immense pressure (10,000psi).....