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Gas, octane, and price
Posted by steve (more from steve) on Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:31:33
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Why does the availability of octanes vary so widely? I thought that the octane number is an anti-knock measurement. I understand that altitude has some affect on this. After traveling the countryside, I have seen 85, 85.5 (is the half all that important), 86, 86.5, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94. It must be more costly to offer all these varieties than just a few options.
Where does the concept of regular, something in between, premium come from? I think the signs should just say the octane and the price and say D2 for diesel. This would make it much easier to know what you can buy at the gas station without pulling in to look.
Other than California with its special gas blends, why does gas vary in price so widely? Per gallon taxes can’t be all that different from state to state, especially as a percentage of cost given the current gas prices. (I think the range is from about 26.4 cents/gallon in Alaska to 53.5 in Hawaii with the lower 48 all being within about 20 cents of each other) I see no reason 93 should be $2.51 in Dayton, OH and then $3.30 or higher in PA, NJ and NY on the same day. Why is it $3.00 on one block and $3:30 on another? Is it just supply and demand or some station owners trying to milk the market? For that matter why is the regular-premium price spread not constant? It can be anywhere from 10 cents to 50 cents plus. The refining costs should be nearly the same regardless of the price of crude or the location in which one buys the gas.
Maybe the whole industry needs to be better regulated on the distribution side.
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