Using May 2017 data from www.biofuelsdigest.com, the production cost of biodiesel at that point in time was $2.76 per gallon. I will not argue that biodiesel is cheap, as it costs more to produce than what it costs to obtain and refine conventional fossil fuels into diesel fuel, but I still cannot see how it can add an extra $1.30 to the cost of a gallon of conventional diesel fuel.
If one was to burn straight biodiesel, then that certainly makes it more expensive than fossil fuel.
None of this is taking into account renewable fuel credits.
I read one Harvard study, done in 2014, that stated corn-based ethanol cost $0.78/gallon to produce, and cellulosic biofuels cost $1.46/gallon to produce, with no cost figure for biodiesel.
The US Dept of Energy had a chart showing the average difference in price nationwide for fuels. It's July 1-July 30, 2018 figures show Diesel fuel at $3.24/gal, B20 Biodiesel at $3.06/gal, and B99-B100 Biodiesel at $3.55/gal. Granted, the "Average retail fuel prices in the US" chart from April 2000-July 2018 showed times when biodiesel was significantly higher in price than conventional diesel fuel, and it also shows that B99-B100 biodiesel does cost a good 30-40 cents a gallon higher than straight diesel. However, B20 biodiesel follows conventional diesel fuel very closely in price, with the two often within 5-10 cents/gallon of each other.
Again, I would like to see the specific report you are citing.
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