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- From: nau@ssesco.com (William Nau)
- Subject: Re: New Gasoline Ripoff
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- References: <1992Nov3.121946.1072@newstand.syr.edu> <1992Nov5.135758.20536@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:16:21 GMT
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- >My info is from a report on "All Things Considered" which is
- >apparently more detailed than your info. MPG changes should be
- >around 3% or so, for newer cars. For cars older than ~15 years,
- >MPG should actually increase. The reduction in emissions is
- >greater than this, so the effect is a real change for the better,
- >as far as total emissions.
-
- I read somewhere (could be wrong) that there would be a significant
- reduction in C02 emissions. However, there is a large increase in
- some sort of organic emissions. These emissions were to be just
- as harmful as C02, but because they are not classified that way under
- law, we are not suppoed to believe it. I understand that some farm
- lobbiest got the law changed so that they organic emissions wouldn't
- be counted.
-
- >You are wrong -- alcohol is more expensive than the gas.
- >Remember the actual cost of the gasoline is NOT the ~$1.20
- >you pay for it at the station. My memory tells me that the
- >actual cost (out of the refinery) is closer to $.60-$.80/gal.
- >(or even less, since there are typically $.30 in taxes).
-
- You may be right, but this does not explain why before the alchol
- based fuels were REQUIRED, it usually cost several cents less.
- If it cost less before, why does it cost more now. I see it as
- becaues they can get away with it. In this state (MN) we have
- no problem producing enough grain to keep up with production. They
- can't blame it on that.
-
- >You are mistaken because you do not have the facts.
- >How much more are the costs? (My impression is that the increase is
- >~$.05/gal.) Are you accounting for the benefits such as cleaner air
- >and its effect on the general public health?
-
- Like I said according to my information (how good it is, I don't know)
- it does not clean up the air. It just changes what kind of crap we're
- putting into it. From what I've seen in the past it should also cost
- less to purchase.
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- William R. Nau
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