biodiesel stations

why dont petrol stations sell biodiesel?

Im in the UK btw. and i have never seen biodiesel anywhere in the UK. I dont know about in the US, but in the UK we have to pay road tax which is supposed to pay for road maintainance. tax on fuel seems to be some sort of punishment for polluting the air:S

Some petrol stations do sell biodiesel. Ever heard of BioWillie? It’s a fuel stop chain that sells biodiesel. BTW, biodiesel is taxed just like normal petrol (it IS a road use tax, after all). The reason you don’t see biodiesel at every station is, of course, that there just isn’t enough production to do that.

http://www.biowillieusa.com/

Oh, and here’s a map of all the places in the US that sell biodiesel retail.

http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/retailfuelingsites/

And lots of places in other countries produce and sell biodiesel,

http://www.worldenergy.net/public_information/show_news.php?nid=79

Biodiesel is also sometimes blended with ultra-low sulfur diesel to lessen some lubrication and solvent issues, but the end product is predominantly crude oil based.

edit — In the UK then… OK look at this link for biodiesel retail outlets:

http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk/outlets.htm

As for motor fuel taxes: In the UK, they pay for both road maintenance, and serve as a motor vehicle deterrent. Of course, you also pay 17.5% value added tax (a.k.a. sales or use tax). Biodiesel does get hit with a slightly lower duty than crude-based petrol.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2000/world_fuel_crisis/933648.stm
http://www.petrolprices.com/fuel-tax.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_tax

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