[vintageogauge]

We're dependent by choice.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

From what I found, most of our Ethanol was/is imported from Brazil, mainly manufactured from sugar cane.
British Sugar Corp. opened a plant in UK in 2007, and use Sugar Beet.
Seems we now produce about 35% of our own.

All that pees me off, is my car needs the 5% Ethanol gas, which is about 63 cents a US gallon more than the 10% Ethanol fuel.

Thanks. Brazil does it right: Ethanol from sugar cane is about a 7-1 return on energy invested to produce it. Over here we use mainly corn, which at best is a push: you put as much energy into producing it as you get back out of it. We could be using sorghum, which I understand grows just about everywhere corn does and gives about a 2-1 return, but we don't.

Maybe I'm in a minority, but it just seems immoral to be using food for fuel.

[dtennent]

In the USA, most of the ethanol is made here using corn as a feedstock. MGP in Kansas makes ethanol from wheat but most of that goes into liquor.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

A shame we are dependent on countries that hate us. We need to use our own resources.

U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Yep that’s the plan. It’ll probably take .89 worth but what the heck….

1 day a week I am in Gainesville, Disney, or the coast, so near Sam’s, multiple WaWa’s Costco, so neighborhood Walmart from south of 44 is no big deal, than again, neither is .89….

[westernrider75]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Just drove north from the Villages and the difference in gas prices in the states we drove through (state taxes) is amazing. Cheapest gas was $2.89 in South Carolina and most expensive was $3.99 in both Pennsylvania and New York. Prices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia were more than South Carolina, but still in the low to mid $3 range. Massachusetts is around $3.59. I didn’t check the price in the sliver of Maryland we passed through, but it’s typically close to the $3.99 states. Ironically, the worst road conditions we encountered during the 1,350 mile ride were easily in both Pennsylvania (Rt. 81 and 84) and New York (Rt. 84), the highest gas price states.

Pennsylvania is one of the states with the highest gas taxes, so their prices are always high.

[Southwest737]

But there is Good news for us EV drivers. SECO dropped price per kWh by 3 cents.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by westernrider75

Pennsylvania is one of the states with the highest gas taxes, so their prices are always high.

You are right, Pennsylvania was at 62 + cents per gallon. Not as high as California at almost 78 cents.

2023 State Gas Tax Rates | Gas Taxes by State | Tax Foundation).

[Captainpd]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Regular gas at Neighborhood Walmart today was $3.09. Got a fill up to the top.

Absolutely appears that oil prices will be rising and gas too.

The Middle East situation and the lower domestic production will impact prices very soon. We are also going to increase importing Venezuelan oil. And the Strategic Oil Reserve of the USA is down by over 45% the last few years.

This is all converging…. Not good news for energy prices. hang on.

So filling my tank is going to protect me from the rising prices? Thanks for the heads up

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Regular gas at Neighborhood Walmart today was $3.09. Got a fill up to the top.

Absolutely appears that oil prices will be rising and gas too.

The Middle East situation and the lower domestic production will impact prices very soon. We are also going to increase importing Venezuelan oil. And the Strategic Oil Reserve of the USA is down by over 45% the last few years.

This is all converging…. Not good news for energy prices. hang on.

$2.99 outside of the bubble as of yesterday. $1.89 inside the bubble in 2019. I used to fill up in the Bubble when I came here to explore. Something happened, not sure what... ??

Now I leave the bubble to get gas lol.

[airstreamingypsy]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

A shame we are dependent on countries that hate us. We need to use our own resources.

US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution. United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week.

[Bridget Staunton]

Topspinmo: They sell gas by the litre but for comparison purpose people calculate the price in the US. We do that when we go to the auld sod

[Trishakaye]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Ya got to love the person in front of me put in $7.25. Driving to Gainesville in am, My low gas light was on so had to Wait for 3 people to put less than $10 each.

So????

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

You do realize that the price of gas is the price of gas, and the difference among states is primarily taxes.

The price of gas isn't "just the price of gas". If that's the case why is gas $3.25 on 466A and $2.99 on 441 and $3.59 in Ocala ? . True though, the taxes definitely vary between states and even counties but some stations may just want to make more money so different brands of stations may pay more or less wholesale than others. So contributing to the price of gas is cost + markup AND of course taxes.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

I use GasBuddy and iExit and Gasbuddy prices are not always accurate, like manipulated. I went to a station in Fruitland park which had the lowest diesel at like $4.17 and the actual price when I got there was $4.59, i entered the correct price in Gasbuddy and the next day, the price was back dow to $4.17. . . .

Yea, it was the same thing between the then 2 stations on 466a (now 4 stations and soon to be 5). Someone was always playing games with the prices which was why I stopped using that app. They must instruct the store employees to keep watching it.