2006-09-24 00:27:50 · 7 answers · asked by Kasper 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No 2 diesel is the same thing as No 2 home heating oil. The only difference is that (here in the USA) they add a dye to the home heating oil so that they can detect it in the fuel tank of a truck. Home heating oil does not have the highway taxes on it that road fuel does.
Right now, the demand for gasoline has dropped, due to the end of the summer driving season. The demand for diesel / heating oil is high, because people are filling their home tanks in preparation for the cold winter months.
The law of supply and demand is working. Demand is high and the price goes up. Demand lowers and the price goes down
There have also been changes required in the deisel fuel to make it cleaner, which of course adds to the cost!!
2006-09-24 04:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is the trickle down effect. The government is making it look like the hard hit, is people who run diesel, but in turn, think of who uses diesel? The trucking and train industry, which bring products to the consumer and you have to pay for the higher freight charges, (when you buy the prduct on the shelf )when the store owners gets that bill. Surcharges are on the RISE big time. There are no bargains for greed!
2006-09-24 02:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by All 4 JR 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because of the greedy oil companies, and there are almost 300,000 more trucks on the road then there were in 2004. Diesel should always be cheaper, because to make any brand of gas you need to make diesel first.
2006-09-24 00:38:47 · answer #3 · answered by trucking4656 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Car fills up...it takes maybe 20 gallons. Large diesel truck fuels up...it may take 200 gallons. Diesel locomotive fuels up...it may take 2000 gallons. That answer your question?
2006-09-24 02:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get more gas miliage out of a diesel so there are more people buying diesel veh and they know you get more miliage out of it so they charge more for it!!!
2006-09-24 00:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by emt9898 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more people using diesel
and you got the truly needy
the truly greedy(oil companies)
2006-09-24 00:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Huge demand for unleaded gas.
2006-09-24 00:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋