How much is gas around you?

[young_]

that i do

Did you see the top gear episode where they raced the eighteen wheelers? lol

 

[ImportFan1]

Did you see the top gear episode where they raced the eighteen wheelers? lol

The one where they had the space heater in the back with straw and it went up in flames? lol

 

[anfrey]

I guess I look at it differently. Petrol sounds like petroleum, which refers to crude oil. We don't put petroleum into our gas tank. We put gasoline (aka, gas) into our tank. Gasoline is refined from petroleum and is not the same. Petrol is a European term for gasoline and is not commonly used in the U.S.

Now when you come up with a way to collect and use fart gas in our tanks, let me know and we'll form a company.


Does it make you wonder whether these sparsely populated states subsidize the prize of gasoline to keep it low? Otherwise, why would non-gas producing states have the lowest prices? Just wondering.

i see your point. even though we call it "gasolina" in spanish back in chile, petrol was what i was taught at a young age to be the english term. some old habits are hard to change, though i've been calling it 'gas' every now and then. usually, when spoken, i'll just refer to it as fuel.

as for methane being used as fuel, it's been done and is currently being used as CNG (compressed natural gas)

regarding low prices in those three states, i believe their fuel taxes are much lower. according to GasBuddy, texas charges 20c/gal in fuel tax while wyoming charges only 13c/gal (well, 14 if you include the UST cleanup fund fee). also, "regular" in wyoming is 85 PON due to its higher elevation, whereas most other locations are either 86 PON or 87 PON. i also know there's a couple refineries in northern utah, which may help reduce pricing as well... no idea regarding the subsidization of fuel though.

 

[Assault800]

87 octane is about 4.15-4.20/gallon here. cheap right now. I expect to see easily $5+ /gal this summer.

 

[RonJ]

87 octane is about 4.15-4.20/gallon here. cheap right now. I expect to see easily $5+ /gal this summer.

What does that price equate to in U.S. dollars?

 

[Assault800]

What does that price equate to in U.S. dollars?

That's already converted to American prices per gallon.

 

[Jezek]

$3.81 per gallon in central CT

 

[anfrey]

right now USD and CAD are close to 1:1 ... according to friday's closing exchange rate, $1.0000 CAD = $1.0071 USD.

yep, a canadian dollar is now worth more than a us dollar... just slightly more (0.383%)

 

[RonJ]

petrol was what i was taught at a young age to be the english term.

The U.S. broke away from England more than 200 years ago. Since that time, the U.S. has steadily improved the English language and kept it relevant.

as for methane being used as fuel, it's been done and is currently being used as CNG (compressed natural gas)

Don't drift off topic. This^ CH4 comes out of the ground. Anybody can use that for fuel. The question is whether we can profit by tapping into everyone's A-hole.

regarding low prices in those three states, i believe their fuel taxes are much lower. according to GasBuddy, texas charges 20c/gal in fuel tax while wyoming charges only 13c/gal (well, 14 if you include the UST cleanup fund fee). also, "regular" in wyoming is 85 PON due to its higher elevation, whereas most other locations are either 86 PON or 87 PON. i also know there's a couple refineries in northern utah, which may help reduce pricing as well... no idea regarding the subsidization of fuel though.

^Not taxing gasoline equates to a state subsidy, right? A horse by any other name is still a horse.

 

[RonJ]

$3.81 per gallon in central CT

Welcome back again. Are you also a mad OG?

 

[anfrey]

The U.S. broke away from England more than 200 years ago. Since that time, the U.S. has steadily improved the English language and kept it relevant.

you mean people don't use BTUs any more?!

Don't drift off topic. This^ CH4 comes out of the ground. Anybody can use that for fuel. The question is whether we can profit by tapping into everyone's A-hole.

ok, you got me there. i would love to come up with a good way of collecting human methane though...

^Not taxing gasoline equates to a state subsidy, right? A horse by any other name is still a horse.

they are taxing, though. it's just at a slightly reduced rate. it's not as if there were a tax holiday on fuel... i would call it less greed (and possibly lower required operating capital due to the decreased population)

 

[RonJ]

That's already converted to American prices per gallon.

High taxes in Canada. Gotta pay for that health care system somehow.

 

[RonJ]

they are taxing, though. it's just at a lower rate. i would call it less greed (and possibly lower required operating capital due to the decreased population)

These states are losing money at that lower tax rate. Streets and highways and the environment suffer. Loss of money is a form of subsidy.

 

[anfrey]

These states are losing money at that lower tax rate. Streets and highways and the environment suffer. Loss of money is a form of subsidy.

some states (such as here in indiana) have what is known as a wheel tax, which is appended to our registration fees, and goes to directly cover transportation infrastructure maintenance, such as repairs and winter salting, as well as water and sewer. it is levied regardless of whether we live within city limits or not.

 

[connies96hatchie]

According to the gasbuddy app... in the suburbs of Chicago Reg $3.36, Mid $3.48, $3.60 Prem, $3.79 Diesel

 

[DarkCreep]

$3.19 here in San Antonio, TX.

 

[Jezek]

Welcome back again. Are you also a mad OG?

Who r u again? :-P

Lol I'm always a cranky OG on this site

P.S stay on topic n00b!!

 

[Puma]

I honestly have no idea how much it is here in STL.

 

[Jose1027]

3.46 but honestly idc i drive a 4 banger :p

 

[anfrey]

my 4 banger only gets 24 mpg tops