Re: [DMCForum] Fuel Prices.

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>The Honda Insight was just not as practical a car, as the Toyota
>Prirus is. It got better worse economy, and couldn't haul as much. But
>Insights are still pretty cheap as used cars, since they just can't
>hold their value.
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Hybrid cars are a total waste of time. They may be cleaner in the city 
but they're less fuel efficient than a standard diesel, cc for cc. This 
will never change.

>HOWEVER, the oil industry is certainly doing what it can to crush
>alternative fuel sources. Biodiesel, and straight grease have been
>gaining ALLOT of popularity. And as a result, diesel vehicles are
>becoming more and more in demand. However, the oil industry has
>countered by raising Diesel prices. 
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There's actually a reason for this and it has been discussed in the 
media over here recently. The increased tax burden on diesel fuel was 
actually relaxed because the proportion of diesel cars on the road is 
approaching 40% (actually over 50% in France now) but the price is still 
higher. Why? It's simply because diesel fuel is refined from the 
by-products of making petrol! So it's not just a case of turning on 
another tap at the refinery and filling up your tanker with diesel 
instead - you've got to have a refinery set up for making it in the 
first place. Obviously Europe is quite further ahead in this, but 
they're still moaning about not having the capacity. Diesel is typically 
5 or 6p per litre more than petrol. Thankfully this now represents a 
smaller proportion of the total (now typically 95p/litre!!!) than it 
used to, so there're more incentives to buy a diesel now than ever. And 
some of the modern engines really are getting very good from the likes 
of Renault, Peugeot/Citroen, and VW/Audi. If only the government 
actually looked more closely at Biodiesel...

Martin
#1458
#4426
99 Citroen Xantia HDi

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