Terminology Variations
In countries where petrol is called petrol rather than gasoline, it is common for autogas to be simply referred to as gas. This can be confusing for people from countries where petrol is called gasoline, as they often use gas as an abbreviation of gasoline.
In the United States, autogas is more commonly known under the name of its primary constituent, propane. The term autogas is used in the United States to refer to automobile petrol, when used in piston-powered small aircraft. Aircraft owners using this fuel in place of the more common aviation fuel or avgas, require a Supplemental Type Certificate issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration.
In the UK LPG and autogas are used interchangeably; in Australia the common terms are LPG and gas. In Italy and France, GPL (an acronym for gas di petrolio liquefatto and gaz de pétrole liquéfié) is used, and in Spain GLP (gas licuado del petróleo) is used.
In Asian countries, particularly those with historical American influences such as the Philippines, the term autogas is not commonly recognised as a generic term and the use of the terms LPG or autoLPG is more widely used by consumers, especially by taxi drivers many of whom use converted vehicles. The converted vehicles are commonly called LPG vehicles or LPG cars.
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