Nairobi, Aug. 12 -- Kenyan motorists are opting to converting their petrol cars to using cheaper Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

The process involves installing a gas tank in the back of the car, and a computer kit that triggers an automatic shift from fuel use to gas-similar to the LPG used for cooking-immediately after ignition.

The conversion is increasingly gaining traction among taxi drivers, but the trend is now catching up with motorists of high-powered vehicles, commonly referred to as fuel guzzlers.

Dismas Mogere, a technician at Lake Oil Limited's conversion centre on Nairobi's Lang'ata Road, says the trend is largely driven by businessmen who do long road trips.

"You see right now where we are economical, more people are con...