On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 05:39 pm, Jerome Mathevet wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So, does that apply to Tourists also??? (says he that is going to France, & will be driving a Peugeot 307 diesel....)
regards Doug > > yarinha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > oh by the way, i forgot to mention that in most of the places i saw > > biodiesel, it was really a lot cheaper than regular diesel. That's > > (i think) the reason they told me it was tax free, for tractors only > > (red), and illegal for regular cars. > > Yes, the price difference is because of taxes. In France, 80% of what > you pay at the pump is tax. There are 2 fuels which would fit a diesel > engine: "Fioul" (no idea what it's called in the US/UK) and "Gasoil". > Both work perfectly in a diesel engine but "Fioul" is almost tax-free > and is meant for domestic use only. Only farmers are allowed to use > Fioul for their tractors (some of them use Fioul in their cars, which is > illegal). Fioul has a coloured additive to track the frauders. The > colour will stay even if you switch back to normal gasoil afterwards :) > > Anyway, gasoil sold in europe is a blend of Biodiesel and diofuel > (between 2% and 5% - should rise to a minimum of 5.75% by 2010). So, the > "you can't use" bit is meant in a legal fashion, not technical. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
