geared Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 We grow plenty of stuff here that can be fermented to produce Ethanol. We used to have E85 available at the pump here, but it along with LPG was never properly encouraged for vehicle use. Instead Diesel was the way forward, and look how that went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Jeffrey Shaw said: Ethanol is not a 'fossil' fuel, though, if it's extracted from recently-grown vegetable matter! You seem to be stubbornly misunderstanding the reason why we can’t run all cars on ethanol. Its very simple. To grow enough sugar/maize/potatoes to produce enough ethanol would seriously impact food production. That’s morally unacceptable in a world that still struggles to feed everyone. Ethanol isn’t extracted from sugar cane either. It is made using sugar cane. Different. Edited October 13, 2021 by sibon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 A litre of petrol sold at UK forecourts has reached its highest level since September 2012, at 140.22p on average, according to RAC data. Those petrol station owners will make making a good profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteowl Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, El Cid said: A litre of petrol sold at UK forecourts has reached its highest level since September 2012, at 140.22p on average, according to RAC data. Those petrol station owners will make making a good profit? Bear in mind, you pay vat on fuel duty. A tax on a tax. Shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 7 hours ago, El Cid said: A litre of petrol sold at UK forecourts has reached its highest level since September 2012, at 140.22p on average, according to RAC data. Those petrol station owners will make making a good profit? Slight problem with that question - what is the wholesale price compared to September 2012? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, RollingJ said: Slight problem with that question - what is the wholesale price compared to September 2012? Sept 2012 around between $100/120 barrel. Today round $85 barrel. Pound has dropped in value against dollar around 20 pence since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, dutch said: Sept 2012 around between $100/120 barrel. Today round $85 barrel. Pound has dropped in value against dollar around 20 pence since then. Cheers @dutch- any chance of a link to the data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 09:50, RollingJ said: Cheers @dutch- any chance of a link to the data? Try https://www.racfoundation.org/data/wholesale-fuel-prices-v-pump-prices-data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jeffrey Shaw said: Try https://www.racfoundation.org/data/wholesale-fuel-prices-v-pump-prices-data Thanks - does show a widening of the wholesale/retail gap, but is it influenced by fuel duty/VAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 7 hours ago, West 77 said: It's all over now. Time to move on. I’m sure that nobody will be surprised to hear that you are wrong: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/petrol-stations-london-diesel-fuel-shortage-supply-deliveries-b960568.html?amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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