Posted by oldtanker on June 15, 2014 at 10:42:53 from (66.228.255.183):
In Reply to: e85 price posted by rrlund on June 15, 2014 at 09:08:10:
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Really? From a quick internet search I find that Ethanol cost about 2.40 cents (low figure) to make for an ethanol plant (not home brewer) and gas about 1.99 (again low figure). Keep in mind that a plant has to meet OSHA and EPA regs plus pay employees wages and bennies. Low price I found for making ethanol was 1.37 for at home small scale but they listed the price of corn at 3 bucks a bushel.
Now here in MN we are paying about 50 cents in gas taxes, the stations make on an average of about 5 cents a gallon and I don't know what shipping is. So figure 2 bucks a gallon for gas, plus taxes, transportation and gas station profits and the gas companies are making close to a 80 cents a gallon. Now keep in mind that this was from a quick internet search.
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