It immediately begins to displace some gasoline with biofuels in both new and used vehicles.
Also helping the business are environmental mandates (depending on where it is sold, some gasoline must contain up to 10% ethanol as an antismog measure) and energy independence mandates.
Also helping the business are environmental mandates (depending on where it is sold, some gasoline must contain up to 10% ethanol as an antismog measure) and energy independence mandates (national use of ethanol must meet certain minimums by various deadlines).
That's partly due to changes in environmental regulations for gasoline in some states, which have limited imports.
"Six months ago this week, as New Yorkers were sitting in lines waiting for hours to buy critical supplies of gasoline, some shady business owners were trying to make a fast buck at their expense, " Schneiderman said.
This would not come about for some time, however, and in the interim a higher gasoline tax should be accompanied by some form of rebate or tax relief for those of limited means whom it would injure most.
Taxes of any kind are unpopular, and a gasoline tax poses some special problems.
An FFV can use ethanol or methanol or gasoline (or some combination) thanks to a chip and some plastic fittings in the fuel system.
But gasoline taxes, some Republican officials say, are a lesser evil because the money traditionally doesn't wind up in general spending, but rather in building infrastructure, which helps boost economic development.
The report cited the previously disclosed decision of Marathon Ashland to withhold some of its cleaner burning gasoline from the market "so as not to depress prices" in the spring of 2000.
That tax cut has provided important support for the economy, especially at a time when the economy was hit with some shocks such as rising gasoline prices and supply-side shocks from the earthquake in Japan, problems in Europe.
Some levies such as those on gasoline and cigarettes will be boosted.
Mr. DIMSDALE: Now, the good news here is that once this change is done, Ethanol is cheaper than NTBE and could take some of the price pressure off gasoline.
Rather, they have argued, the Clinton administration's low level of interest in energy policy has brought about current gasoline price spikes in some areas of the nation -- most notably in the Midwest.
Plus, of course, a gasoline tax does bring in some tax revenue.
Perhaps some oil men will be buying some houses. (I know this works both ways, some will be spending so much on gasoline, they will have a harder time affording a home).
This ability of ethanol to stretch gasoline stocks was supposed to provide some measure of energy independence.
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But with the return of high gasoline prices, Dorgan says even some of his Republican colleagues have begun to give the idea a second look.
But after health costs and the price of extra gasoline are factored in, for some people, the price of the meal may have been effectively doubled.
Details about how the car gets 282 mpg are sketchy, but it sounds like it will be electrified in some fashion, and will have a small gasoline engine (hence the 1.0-litre nickname).
But there's one more complicating factor, some senators are talking about adding relief for high gasoline prices to the bill.
Some 68% of respondents said that petrol (gasoline) was hard to afford.
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Not only did gasoline prices rise, lessening demand for some of Ford's vehicles, but the credit crunch has made it a lot harder for consumers to get new loans.
Hence, the gasoline like crude is selling for a discount and some folks are reportedly refining it in the field.
Some have even said that the rising cost of food and gasoline also played a role in the Arab Spring.
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One misconception some have is that they can save money by buying cheap gasoline in the winter and storing it for the summer.
Therefore, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that summer gasoline blends may not exceed 7.8 psi in some locations, and 9.0 psi in others.
Gasoline prices in California have been so high recently that some gas station owners have closed up shop rather than lose money, according to published reports.
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And then there are promising innovations like the gasoline-powered Scuderi engine, whose developer is reporting some massive leaps in fuel economy, at least in laboratory tests.
While some inventory draw down can be expected during the transition to summer gasoline, it is a pretty safe bet that the current high level of gasoline stocks will prevent a rapid escalation of prices this spring.
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