Gas vs. diesel prices

coshoo · Apr 15, 2020

Was very surprised in the gas prices thread below that diesel was often double (or more) the price of gas. In SW Washington, gas is $2.33 at Safeway, diesel is $2.34. The high prices are not a surprise, given our "tax everything to death" system, but the price spread elsewhere is curious.

miner09 · Apr 15, 2020

In northeast Texas Gas 136.9?Diesel 199.9 this is 1990?s prices

moresmoke · Apr 15, 2020

I think there are a couple factors at play. One, while many of the cars are staying home, there has been less of a slowdown in the amount of truck miles traveled. (That will probably change in the coming weeks.) And many construction projects are still going, etc, diesel demand has not dropped that much yet. Two, with the huge drop in gas consumption, there is also a huge surplus of ethanol on the market. While some ethanol producers are shutting down, there is still a large supply sitting there for market.

I can say my person gas consumption is much reduced, but diesel use has gone up as I am at home getting things done around the place.

Cowboy2005 · Apr 15, 2020

I dont know about diesel here, but gas is $1.60 or $2 if you want premium.

Cowboy2005 · Apr 15, 2020

That's in northern wisconsin btw.

kdbenton · Apr 15, 2020

Here in Tulsa ethanol gas is around 1.35
the convenience store near my house sells only ethanol free gas and his price is 1.35 a gallon.
makes you wonder

chuckinnc · Apr 15, 2020

Gas in NC is 1.36 but diesel is 2.29, wonder why your diesel is almost the same as gas? Or why our diesel is so high.

Dean · Apr 15, 2020

Bingo.

Demand for gasoline is much reduced. Diesel? Not so much.

Anyone planning to run out and pay a huge premium for a new diesel car or even truck?

Dean

Russ from MN · Apr 15, 2020

Gas is anywhere from .79 to 2.49 here in MN, diesel is 1.83 to 3.29. Go figure! I see crude was below $20 again.

jal-SD · Apr 15, 2020

Given the fact that good roads cost, who better to pay for the cost of keeping them up and in good shape than those that use them. Best way to get the $ is charge the users. In my humble opinion, raise the gas taxes if more $ are needed to keep the roads in good shape. Other than that, build more toll roads like E470 in the Denver area. Take your choice.

BAnNC · Apr 15, 2020

$ 1.69 is about the lowest around here.

hrRoss · Apr 15, 2020

got some farm diesel coming this week at $1.30

Veronabob · Apr 15, 2020

I just filled up my truck in Madison. Cost me $22.50 for 22.5 gallons. Prices in area are from .99 to 1.40.

coshoo · Apr 16, 2020

I should have mentioned in my initial post- the near-parity of gas and diesel prices in SW Washington has been that way for years. I do know our gas tax is among the highest in the nation- that may account for the high gas prices. Not sure about road diesel tax.

WNYBill · Apr 16, 2020

I am paying more for home heating fuel here in NY, than most are paying for over the road diesel! Coumo's method of forcing NY to green energy!

ss55 · Apr 16, 2020

Today most stations in Rochester, MN are selling E10 gasoline for around $1.399/ gallon. On the south side of town one KwikTrip and a Fleet Farm seem to be in a gas war with prices 15 to 20 cents below the rest.

https://www.kwiktrip.com/locator/store?id=464

The interesting thing is ethanol mixed gasoline E-10, E15 and E-60 are all about the same price today. Usually E15 and E60 are significantly less than E-10. Is the price of ethanol now as high or higher than gasoline?

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