I may need to pull in my reins on the promotion of diesel. It seem as more people begin to take advantage of the diesel option, demand for diesel fuel increase, which is costing me more at the Tye, Texas Conoco Truck Stop, so you folk need to stay away from diesels, leaving all that sweet diesel fuel for me. LOL
#------------------------------- Why is Diesel More Expensive Than Gas? Many drivers probably remember a time when diesel fuel cost less than gasoline, or at least was about the same, but today the average price for a gallon of gasoline is $4.02, while a gallon of diesel runs $4.70. So what gives? They're both made from the same stuff, right? True. However, there are a few factors driving up the cost of diesel. First of all, much of the diesel used in the U.S. is refined in Europe, where, due to favorable tax policies and fuel efficiency, diesel cars have made a major comeback. This increases demand for diesel fuel. Meanwhile, here in the states high gas prices have led Americans to consume less gasoline. In turn, refineries have scaled back their overall production to adjust to the lessened demand. However, the demand for diesel fuel remains the same even though refineries are processing less fuel overall. Lawrence Goldstein of the Energy Policy Research Foundation told The New York Times that "it is as if sirloin had become so expensive that demand dropped, so farmers raised fewer cows, reducing the supply of hamburger — but hamburger remained as popular as ever." It is also important to note that the federal excise tax on diesel is six cents higher per gallon than gasoline, according to the Department of Energy. High diesel prices create an interesting conundrum for carmakers like Mercedes and BMW, which are trying to bring clean diesel vehicles to the U.S. These vehicles, while efficient, might now face a tough consumer response. #-------------------------------- Also, the link below provide some more diesel info: http://www.cars.com/go/crp/buyingGuides/green/article.jsp?channel=alt-fuel&id=coverage_diesel or http://tinyurl.com/6s43yz http://ask.cars.com/2007/05/diesel_gas_mile.html Regards, LelandJ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
