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You'll get a gazillion opinions on this but I think it is a combination of a)it takes more energy to refine it than it does gasoline b)taxes on it might be higher and c) the supply and demand equation driven by the commercial uses of diesel.

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It used to be easier to refine, but there is some cost to the switch to low sulfur diesel. It is also taxed at a higher rate than gasoline, and in the winter is basically the same thing as heating oil and therefore winter demand is higher.

Your economic analysis is reasonable, but trucking companies profit from using the roads, isn't it fair that they should have to pay a higher tax rate than I do to take my kids to school or buy them food? Do you really think they would pass these tax savings on to consumers in the short term, or would it take years for prices (and contracts) to reflect this lower cost?

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From what I have read in several places (but have not confirmed) the majority of US diesel fuel is refined in Europe. Demand for diesel has grown very high in Europe. I have owned diesel vehicles since 1995 and this is the first year that diesel was more expensive than gas, other than wintertime.

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