Vapourising Oil (Farm Tractors)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 April 1948.

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Photo of Mr Alfred Robens Mr Alfred Robens , Wansbeck 12:00, 22 April 1948

It is, of course, true that tractors using vapourising oil save petrol. Since, however, additional supplies of vapourising oil would have to be paid for in dollars, no less than additional supplies of petrol, the substitution of vapourising oil for petrol would not save dollars. The second part of the Question does not, therefore, arise.