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On 5/18/2004 5:45 PM, Jason Bleazard wrote:
| So here's a conspiracy theory for you. Doesn't diesel come from the same
| barrel of oil as unleaded gasoline? Why, then, do they claim that they
| have no choice but to raise the price of gasoline because of increased oil
| prices, but they don't have to raise diesel? It's a bit higher, but it
| sure hasn't jumped recently like unleaded has.
IIRC, Diesel is a lot less refined than unleaded. Less processing =
lower production costs. Plus, they're still using up some surplus from
heating oil over the winter.
| It's not like diesel is a low volume product. Just look at all the big
| trucks, buses, trains, and so forth that all burn huge amounts of diesel
| fuel every day.
Diesel is what keeps the economy moving. If it fluctuated as often and
as widely as unleaded, the economy would be more whacked than it is.
| I think they're just going after private individuals because they know we
| pretty much have to pay whatever they charge. It's not like we can go on
| strike and just stop driving to work. Furthermore, I think the price of
| unleaded is artifically inflated so they can recover the loss they're
| taking on the diesel.
Can't argue with that.
As for not driving to work, I'm looking forward to the winter now. I've
already made it known to some of my co-workers that if the weather looks
dicey, I'll work from home. The stretch of I-90 I traverse daily now is
probably the second-worst piece of highway in NY when it comes to snow.
|>I need to find me a used Jetta TDI for my commute.
|
|
| Nah... Ram 2500 CTD. Convert it to run on french fry grease :-).
|
| Okay, seriously, I am pretty intrigued by the upcoming diesel in the
| Liberty. Should be interesting to see what happens with that in the North
| American market.
Trouble w/ the Ram is that I'll get the same fuel mileage I get now. I
need better, if I'm doing anything like that. That said, I will
seriously look into biodiesel if I do get my hands on a diesel-powered
vehicle. I doubt there's any kind of tax credit for using it though,
considering the current administration.
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