$4 A Gallon Gas Is Here!

[ankit]

My uncle said that diesel more than $4.00 where he lives (Ohio) because of the snowstorm. Apparently his gas prices are way more than mine also (3.099 here ). For those of you wondering why I was on the phone talking to my uncle about gas prices, well he owns gas stations, and so does my dad. (double )

[cfg83]

Lazarus -

Originally Posted by Lazarus

I can't find it but I though I read that it uses more engery to make a gallon of diesel then gasoline. I remember when I saw it it did not seem right because it come off first in the cracking process. Can anybody verify that?

Wow, now I am really mixed up. I thought it was the other way around. I thought diesel was a "less processed" form of fuel (hence all the dirtiness). The less-processed aspect led me to believe that it was less energy intensive.

CarloSW2

[DifferentPointofView]

I think diesel has to be made hotter or with more compression or something (i'm not sure what exactly it is) in order to get it to burn the way it does. same thing with propane, butane, gasoline, etc. But I think diesel uses more energy because of something...

[DifferentPointofView]

well he owns gas stations, and so does my dad.

Well send us some gas cards man!!! it's around $3.30 around here

[Lazarus]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Lazarus -



Wow, now I am really mixed up. I thought it was the other way around. I thought diesel was a "less processed" form of fuel (hence all the dirtiness). The less-processed aspect led me to believe that it was less energy intensive.

CarloSW2

Retracing my steps. It not more energy it's more oil. Although they say it pollutes more. Here's some interesting reading.

Even though diesels go farther on a gallon of fuel, diesel fuel is higher in carbon. So, per gallon, diesel engines emit more carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. Also, it takes more oil to make a gallon of diesel than a gallon of gasoline, and refining diesel creates more air pollution

I have my doubts about that claim. Also here.

Since Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards give credit to vehicles based on fuel economy rather than oil use, and a gallon of low-sulfur diesel fuel requires 25 percent more oil than a gallon of low-sulfur reformulated gasoline, putting more diesel vehicles on the road without also raising fuel economy standards could actually increase U.S. oil dependence. CAFE standards should, at a minimum, compare gasoline and diesel on an energy-equivalent basis.

If this needs to be broken out to a new thread fell free.

[boxchain]

$5 gas is in Gorda, CA. And nothing else apparently...

[Peakster]

Originally Posted by boxchain

$5 gas is in Gorda, CA. And nothing else apparently...

The station manager, Leo Flores, said the price reflected this tiny town’s remote location as well as its reliance on a diesel generator for all of its power. That generator uses 100 gallons a day, and the gas station helps foot the bill.

100 gallons a day? WTF!?

[boxchain]

Originally Posted by Peakster

100 gallons a day? WTF!?

Probably running at least a 25kW generator, the kind that go on a trailer. They're powering a whole gas station, coolers, pumps, lights, etc. Maybe even a 60kW.

[Peakster]

The question I have is why?

I mean it just doesn't sound like a lucrative location to have a business if that's the only source of power. Get a windmill or something if there's no access to the electrical grid. That's like spending $400+ a day in just a power bill.

[DifferentPointofView]

well in one day it went up to 3.40. tomorrow will probably be worse