[SGVLUG] RE: [OT] fuel prices and the dollar (was interesting, border inspection issues)

[Emerson, Tom (*IC)]

Found a good reference -- see figure 2 on this page:
http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm17.htm

Everything is adjusted to "U.S. dollars per litre", and this appears to
be 2007 data.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net 
> [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On Behalf Of Chris Louden
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:14 AM
> To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] RE: [OT] fuel prices and the dollar 
> (was interesting,border inspection issues)
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Emerson, Tom (*IC) 
> <Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message----- Of Chris Louden
> >  > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Tom Emerson
> >  > <osnut at pacbell.net> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > > the price of gasoline -- 1.40+ EURO per LITRE -- at the  > 
> > exchange rate  > > we got (something slightly worse than $1.60 per 
> > euro), this  > works out
> >  > > to about $9/gallon ...
> >  >
> >  > So basically you are confirming that the price of gas really
> >  > isn't high, but that the US dollar has lost its value.
> >  > >
> >
> >  A little of both -- if the dollar and Euro were on par at 
> 1:1, this  
> > still works out to $6/gallon.  I'm not sure, but I think I 
> heard my  
> > friend say that the taxes on gasoline worked out to nearly 
> 80 (euro)  
> > cents per litre (i.e., 3.20/gallon)
> 
> Wow, I didn't realize that so much of what they paid went to 
> taxes. I figured some obviously, but wow .80 of 1.40.
> 
> >
> >  Tom
> >
>