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Another reason for high fuel costs in Hawaii.I thought that 10% ethanol was going to cut our energy dependance and provide local jobs.
Hawaii State law requires all gasoline sold for vehicles to have 10% ethanol blended (E-10). No E-85 (85% ethanol) is yet sold for flex fuel use. Presently, over 40,000,000 US gallons (150,000,000 l; 33,000,000 imp gal) of ethanol are imported from the Caribbean or continental US. Shipping costs, which amount to 20 to 30 cents per gallon, are passed on to the consumer.
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Greetings,
California gas prices range right now from as "little" as $3.69 at the cheapest places in the South Central vally to 4.15 and up at places like Chevron. In Porterville Ca they are getting $3.87,,,every gas station in town (except 2) must be in cahoots because they all raised their prices the same day from $3.76 to $3.87 just this week, The 2 that were not so greedy went from $3.69 to $3.77. They dream of the days of $3.00 a gal gas,,,I remember when it was 15 cents a gal! The folks with those Hummers & V8's are not so smarmy as they once were are they!
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They say 1 way to save on gas is inflate tires to 30 lbs. But those greedy capatalistic pig service stations charging these days for the same air that we breathe. So i got a bicycle floor pump for tire inflating and it works so well I actually blew up my tire and I couldn't turn it in for warranty because the fabric ripped away from the glue- you don't want to furiously pump away like you at the NFL combine trying to impress the scouts. i have a pretty good capacity pump- I gain a pound per maybe 10 strokes. Plus it saves the environment.[
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Just talked to my daughter-in-law in Georgia and she says they're paying around $3/gal. It's amazing to me how much less EVERYTHING is in mainland south.
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Some things are cheaper on the mainland in the south but having worked there I can tell you so are the wages
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I can't help but wonder, then, whether the oil companies price by local median income. They probably just assume everyone in Hawaii is rich. (HA!) I mean, I get that we pay more bc the stuff has to get here, but why Georgia pays so much less than California, which has refineries RIGHT THERE, is crazy.
