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"Doug Kanter" wrote in
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"Bert Robbins" wrote in news:TPidnT9XbdWp9sDeRVn-
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The price of gasoline starts to rise in the middle of may and it
usually descends in the middle of September.
And that has absolutely NOTHING to do with the so-called "summer
driving season". Think about it - the fuel needed to transport EVERY
SCHOOL KID IN THE COUNTRY during September through May is FAR MORE
than the fuel needed to transport small percentages of the population
as they take ONE vacation.
The real reason that gas prices go up in the summer is - you guessed
it - GOVERNMENT. Due to a ridiculous patchwork of useless
environmental regulations, there are about FORTY different gasoline
formulations during the summer. Now, is it cheaper for refineries to
crank out FORTY different formulas? Or ONE?
I know nothing about what you said in that last paragraph, except that
you said "ridiculous". Since you made the statement, you must be
fairly well informed about these gasoline formulations. What's their
purpose, and why are they particular to summer?
Their supposed purpose is to reduce pollution and improve air quality.
The stated reason that they're particular to summer is because hotter
humid summer air is more prone to cause respiratory problems. Of course
it also lets politicians (falsely) blame oil companies for "gouging"
during the "summer driving season" (which, as I pointed out above, is NOT
the time of heaviest motor fuel usage).
And, these additives cause 20% price hikes? You should write to your elected
representatives.