Turned up at a new Morrisons last night, expecting to see an attractive pump price for the E85 bio-ethanol juice. Methought innocently, yes the government will get right behind this opportunity to encourage the prols into using sustainable resources. So 95RON unleaded is 83.9p. E85 is 81.9p. WHHAATT??
If govt tax represents around 70% of the pump price, why can’t it make a leap of imagination and pass back say 50% to the consumer. That would get me into a dual-fuel vehicle. Christ, the Swedes are doing it (IIRC the govt there has subsidised E85), and they will be on track to move a significant proportion of drivers into dual-fuel cars by 2010. Even if the govt subsidised E85 for the first few years, it would be something. But noooo..
Why has our government allowed this? Why does it push the phoney concept of carbon-offsetting? Why does it fail to lead from the front, instead pushing the responsibility down to the prols, hitting us with road charges and such like? And all the time Phoney Tony takes his long-haul holidays, which is not a prob ‘cos he’s one person in a nation of 65mn which produces 2% of global carbon emissions.
I hate this govt. E85 was a golden opportunity to bring in an interim sustainable fuel before the fuel cell becomes viable. Instead the govt has killed the demand. They should be sacked.
If govt tax represents around 70% of the pump price, why can’t it make a leap of imagination and pass back say 50% to the consumer. That would get me into a dual-fuel vehicle. Christ, the Swedes are doing it (IIRC the govt there has subsidised E85), and they will be on track to move a significant proportion of drivers into dual-fuel cars by 2010. Even if the govt subsidised E85 for the first few years, it would be something. But noooo..
Why has our government allowed this? Why does it push the phoney concept of carbon-offsetting? Why does it fail to lead from the front, instead pushing the responsibility down to the prols, hitting us with road charges and such like? And all the time Phoney Tony takes his long-haul holidays, which is not a prob ‘cos he’s one person in a nation of 65mn which produces 2% of global carbon emissions.
I hate this govt. E85 was a golden opportunity to bring in an interim sustainable fuel before the fuel cell becomes viable. Instead the govt has killed the demand. They should be sacked.
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