Australia has the lowest before-tax petroleum fuels prices in the "developed" world. The current diesel fuel excise is $0.38143 per litre (Australian currency). At SAFF we are retailing B100 (no excise) at the same price as petroleum diesel, soon we will be retailing it 5 to 10 Australian cents cheaper than fossil diesel.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Andrew Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 16 Jul 2002 at 12:05, Juan Boveda wrote: > > > Hi Movember. > > > > Hei! This diesel fuel cost seems expensive to me as well as the > > BioD100, unless it is in some Australian currency. If it is so, tell > > us the ratio of the currency with US dollars to have a better picture. > > > The Australian dollar, or as it is sometimes called "the Pacific peso", > at the moment is running roughly in the range $2AUS - $1US. It has > been as low as $1AUS - $0.48US and is currently running at about > $1AUS - $0.56US. As a general rule of thumb for back of envelope > calc's use $2AUS - $1US. This would mean that the diesel price I > saw the other day, $0.83AUS would be about $0.41US/litre. Don't > the Pollies love the old fuel tax/excise scam.......... > > > > > The current price for the consumer at gas stations in Paraguay, for > > diesel fuel is 1750 Guaranies (local currency), aprox. US $ 0.28 per > > litre. > > > > > > Last week exchange rate was 6200 to 6400 Guaranies to 1 US Dollar > > (increasing). The goverment tax is low for this fuel. > > > > Biodiesel, B100 or B20 is not available at gas stations here {:< ( > > > > Regards > > > > Juan > > > [SNIP] > > Andrew ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Save on REALTOR Fees http://us.click.yahoo.com/Xw80LD/h1ZEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/