BF2S Forums Looks like Germany wins the Gas Price War

To be fair, America pays a decent amount in gas taxes as well.  The chart above only shows federal taxes for the U.S.  Some states (like my own) practically double the taxation on gas through their own tax they slap on it.

But yes, Europe pays way too much tax on gas, just like Turkey and Russia.

Also, it's worth noting that countries like Venezuela subsidize gas through taxes, which is why it's so cheap for them.  Still, that means the chart isn't showing the total picture.

Last edited by Turquoise (2008-05-31 12:54:35)

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Mines bigger .

Europe has a tighter infrastructure by comparison to the US (less need to drive). That kinda helps them out... well kinda.

Looks like Germany wins the Gas Price War.
Looks like Venezuela wins the Gas Price War.

Kmarion wrote:

Looks like Germany wins the Gas Price War.
Looks like Venezuela wins the Gas Price War.

True, but I'd bet that a lot of people pay considerably more in taxes to subsidize gas in Venezuela than we pay at the pump in taxes.

Turquoise wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

Looks like Germany wins the Gas Price War.
Looks like Venezuela wins the Gas Price War.

True, but I'd bet that a lot of people pay considerably more in taxes to subsidize gas in Venezuela than we pay at the pump in taxes.

I was in Venezuela years ago. Everything then was still insanely cheap by American standards. It's all relative to income... Venezuelans make less. The map in the OP was based on the dollar.

Kmarion wrote:

Looks like Germany wins the Gas Price War.
Looks like Venezuela wins the Gas Price War.

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[quote = article]CNG Prices Vary Widely

Nationwide, Kolodziej says, the price of a gallon equivalent of CNG at retail refueling stations is, on average, between 50 cents and 70 cents lower than the price of a gallon of gasoline. The savings are even greater with a home refueling unit.

In Utah, where CNG is cheapest, a gallon equivalent now costs only 63 cents at retail pumps—down from 73 cents recently—notes John Mitton of Saratoga Springs, Utah, an owner of three Civic GX sedans and operator of a Web community dedicated to NGVs. And because the pump price is so low, Utah is one of the few states where CNG from a home unit actually costs more than at retail stations.

The reason for the low price: Utah limits to 10 percent the profit that can be earned by Questar, the public utility that sells CNG at its own refueling stations.

In Oklahoma, Mitton says, CNG costs as little as 90 cents per gallon equivalent at the pump. [\quote]

Natural Gas is burns cooler for motors, cleaner, piped instead of hauled in trucks and ships, and doesn't need refined like Oil.  This should be a no brainer in America where natural gas is abundant.  Granted it is not an end all solution, but would keep us from poluting as much and sending out money out of country ( especially the billions we have sent to countries like Saudia Arabia so that they could create a society that promotes killing Americans so that we end up spending billions more to fight the terrorists created with the billions we sent to the country that funds and promotes the terrorist even still at the same time we are spending billions to fight the terrorists...........  / Ron Paul Rant ).

Ultimately we should be using Nuclear, Wind, Hydro, Solar generated electricity to run battery or compressed air vehicles.

http://www.gizmag.com/compressed-air-ca … 2010/8896/

One big reason for the difference is that European governments put a much higher tax burden on fuel than the U.S. does. State and federal taxes currently make up just 11% of the pump price in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration; in France and the U.K., taxes account for an average of around 70%.

Huge difference in taxation.