Re: Mercedes biodiesel / diesel fuel system schematic

Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
One reason I have seen is that previously diesel was a minor byproduct in
the refining process and so could be sold at lower, 'marginal' prices. With
diesel demand having risen refineries have to be run to make diesel, which
raises the price.

This is for the underlying price before taxes, of course. In a number of
European countries diesel is taxed at a lower rate than petrol for
socio-political reasons. In Britain this difference has been eliminated and
so our diesel is dearer than petrol.
The difference was never as great as in some other European countries anyway.

Don't underestimate the amounts of diesel going to trucks, buses, boats and tractors. Diesel getting a little more popular in the consumer car business might not make that much of a difference.

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