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- From: sdb@redbeard.physics.fsu.edu (Scott D. Berry)
- Subject: Re: New Gasoline Ripoff
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- In article <Bx9C7B.1As@ssesco.com> nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
- >>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.
-
- Probably CO.
-
- > However, there is a large increase in
- >some sort of organic emissions. These emissions were to be just
-
- Probably hydrocarbons (HC's).
-
- >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 $.30 in taxes).
- >
- >You may be right, but this does not explain why before the alchol
- >based fuels were REQUIRED, it usually cost several cents less.
-
- Tax subsidies. There are other posts on this.
-
- >If it cost less before, why does it cost more now. I see it as
- >becaues they can get away with it. In this state (MN) we have
- >no problem producing enough grain to keep up with production. They
- >can't blame it on that.
- >
- >>You are mistaken because you do not have the facts.
- >>How much more are the costs? (My impression is that the increase is
- >>~$.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.
- >--
- >William R. Nau
- >Supercomputer Systems Engineering and Services Company (SSESCO)
- >511 11th Avenue South, Suite 216
- >Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415-1536
- >(612) 342-0003
- >
- >nau@SSESCO.com
-
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