Answer to the above question GREED!!!, we all know this by now. This country is run by big business and as long as they are in control, the little guy will always lose. I have had a Flex Fuel vehicle since 2000 (Ford Ranger) and to this day there are no gas stations in Northern California that offer this fuel. Even when this type of fuel i available it will be offered above the $2.00 per gallon range. Hey America, take a lesson from Brazil.
2006-11-01 15:23:49 · 8 answers · asked by Eric O 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
because there was a flood in some part of the US
the economy fell
and therefor the prices went up because the value of their currency went down
and canada sadly fell with it
2006-11-01 15:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by Nick723 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No problem, we'll get rid of big business, and go back to living in the stone age. If you're so concerned about the price of fuel, why aren't you driving a hybrid, or a Toyota Echo, or the like. I'll bet that Ranger doesn't get very good mileage. As for flex fuel, where do you think it comes from, the corn fairy. The corn has to be grown and processed to make ethanol. Our farmers have to make a living. On top of which, there is less energy in ethanol than there is in gasoline.(some people have said that by the time you take into account the fuel needed to grow the corn, and later process the ethanol, you actually put more energy into making a gallon, than you get out of it.) If you're concerned about the cost of fuel, sell the Ranger, get a used Geo Metro,(or a moped) and stop complaining. The last time I was in Europe,(2004) it cost $50 to fill up the rental Opel Astra.(about 10 gal.) Besides depending on the state, there is at least 50 cents tax on every gallon of gas.
2006-11-01 23:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by bondo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is high, but don't gripe too much, as it is over $5 in great Britian, and around same in Germany, - even higher in some other places!! It would probably be much higher here too, - if we didn't have some capacity to produce "home grown" peteroleum.
If you cut out the speculaters,. and just let the prices flow with the market, you would have price changes every couple days, but the over all adverage would probably be much lower thatn it is!
This is not all the oil companies fault eiteher, when they are paying high prices for the oil, they have to pass it on, (or they go broke), - and then there is no gas available!
And of course don't forget your "precious government" eitehr, - in most states more than 50 cents is collected on each gallon in taxes!
There is literally nobody that you can "shoot with a magic bullet" and cure the problem!
By the way Brazill's opionion is "up yours America"!!
2006-11-01 23:53:08 · answer #3 · answered by guess78624 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not greed.
It's taxes (federal and state are about 45 cents/gallon).
Plus California formulas cost more to refine and are virtually only made in the state, ie not imported from Oregon or Arizona, to keep prices down.
And most of all, because of demand. People are too lazy to change their habits. I don't see a lot of people selling their trucks or SUVs, buying fuel-efficient cars. Or walking, riding a bike, or taking public transit.
You want cheap fuel? Move to Venezuela, Mexico, Iran, or even China. They all pay less than $1 per gallon. But you might find some quality of life issues.
Brazil is self-sufficient because they discovered and developed large oil fields off their coast. And, yeah, they make ethanol from sugar cane. But not 100%.
2006-11-02 19:41:09 · answer #4 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not. Take a look at fuel prices around the world and the USA is cheap!! Europe pays almost $8 a gallon for fuel!!
America, stop buying SUVs and join the rest of the world with Kyoto. Then your prices will go down.
And Canada hasn't fallen as far as the US. $0.90 exchange rate is looking pretty good compared to $0.63
2006-11-01 23:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, gas isn't that expensive. It was around $4 a gallon 12 years ago in Great Britain. Iceland is around $4.50 a gal.
2006-11-02 23:31:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want greed I live in australia and cause of war and natural disaster our fuel is around $1.50 per litre i'd kill for $2 a gallon
2006-11-01 23:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, how about us, Europeans, paying 01.7 $ per...littre ????
(1 galon=4.54 lit!) You are still... winning!
Ciao........John-John.
2006-11-02 16:49:13 · answer #8 · answered by John-John 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋