Why is diesel so much more expensive than unleaded?
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Because, about 10 or 12 years ago, when hardly anyone drove a diesel car, diesel was considerably cheaper than petrol. The thieving government changed the levy on diesel, as the number of diesel cars grew.
It's just a revenue con trick. Simple.
Diesel is cheaper than petrol everywhere else you go in the world, isn't it?
It's just a revenue con trick. Simple.
Diesel is cheaper than petrol everywhere else you go in the world, isn't it?
It could be supply and demand, the fact that we have only a certain refining capacity in Europe for diesel, and alot of demand for it as a result of dieselisation, meaning there's a transatlantic trade with petrol going one way and diesel the other. The additional costs of this are reflected in the price.
But the truth is that it's the Greedy oil companies that are infact run by the Lizard men who are hoarding the diesel under the ice caps to run their planet eating invasion space-craft on. They use diesel because the petrol spaceship ran out just past Jupiter and there isn't a filling station for miles.
But the truth is that it's the Greedy oil companies that are infact run by the Lizard men who are hoarding the diesel under the ice caps to run their planet eating invasion space-craft on. They use diesel because the petrol spaceship ran out just past Jupiter and there isn't a filling station for miles.
It takes more oil to produce a gallon of diesel than it does a gallon of unleaded petrol.
Though its not quite as simple as that. For example, its possible to refine lower quality crude into diesel, while petrol needs higher quality. So the difference should be outweighed here. I am also not sure if there is a taxation / revenue difference between petrol and diesel, but there is still a big difference between the volumes sold though. A few years ago it used to be 2 to 1, but I suspect this is different these days.
Given that oil costs much more than it did, this does explain some of the differences these days as they are amplified by the current higher crude costs.
Though its not quite as simple as that. For example, its possible to refine lower quality crude into diesel, while petrol needs higher quality. So the difference should be outweighed here. I am also not sure if there is a taxation / revenue difference between petrol and diesel, but there is still a big difference between the volumes sold though. A few years ago it used to be 2 to 1, but I suspect this is different these days.
Given that oil costs much more than it did, this does explain some of the differences these days as they are amplified by the current higher crude costs.
The Ben said:
mybrainhurts said:
paulmurr said:
ALawson said:
Supply vs demand?
I believe the above is true.They DONT make enough to satisfy demand, so the price rises.
LeoZwalf said:
It's cheaper here in Germany, as it's taxed less AFAIK. It's around 135.9€c/litre IIRC. Was in Luxembourg a couple of weekends ago and it was around 111.9€c/litre!!!
The UK is the only country in the EU/EEC where diesel is more expensive than petrol.Outside Europia I think there's one other scandie country that's in the same situation.
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.Pigeon said:
Diesel is naturally more expensive because overall there is more demand for diesel than petrol. Diesel was only ever cheaper because they fiddled the tax to encourage people to drive diesel cars.
And when they were hooked, whacked it back uu again.If we all used LPG, that would have to be £1.12 a litre as well to replace lost revenue.
Anyway, if there is such demand for diesel, why isn't the industry gearing up to cope? When there's high demand for, say, plasma screens, they build more factories to punt them out cheaper.
Simpo Two said:
Pigeon said:
Diesel is naturally more expensive because overall there is more demand for diesel than petrol. Diesel was only ever cheaper because they fiddled the tax to encourage people to drive diesel cars.
And when they were hooked, whacked it back uu again.If we all used LPG, that would have to be £1.12 a litre as well to replace lost revenue.
Anyway, if there is such demand for diesel, why isn't the industry gearing up to cope? When there's high demand for, say, plasma screens, they build more factories to punt them out cheaper.
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