Re: Price of Diesel
From: the505inme (the505inme@yahoo.ca)
Date: Mon 28 Apr 2008 - 16:43:39 EDT
In Toronto, diesel is $1.30 a liter, while regular unleaded sits at
$1.22. In french Canada (Quebec) diesel is now $1.44/L!
The times, they are a changing. Time to start making bio diesel,
and fast...
--- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, august <august.macbeth@...> wrote:
>
> as far as i know, diesel is only more expensive in the US. I was
in europe
> last month and diesel was cheaper then regular petrol, same for
canada. from
> what i understand, the US diesel is a 'low sulfer' formula which
reduces
> emissions. the reason it costs more is due to all the additional
additives
> to make up for the lack of sulfur.
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Dave Towle <davidtowle@...> wrote:
>
> > I know there's a few of you out there who power their Peugeot
diesels
> > by squeezing the olive oil out of leftover meals from local
> > restaurants, but the vast majority here and in Europe must be
using
> > real diesel. Is the price premium for diesel as huge in Europe
as it
> > is here (about 25% more than regular gasoline)? Pasi, others?
> > Here in the US it really makes diesel cars an uneconomic choice,
so I
> > don't know how MB or anyone else is really going to get started
> > selling them here again. It must just be a supply and demand
thing,
> > with most of the demand coming from Europe. It hurts me a lot
because
> > I heat my house with a lot of #2 oil, which is basically
slightly less
> > refined diesel. I sure wish natural gas was available!!
> >
> > Dave Towle
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
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