veggie oil?? (was RE: Audi 5000 Diesel conversion)

[Huw Powell]

> Bio isn't circumventing the feds Home OIl to road use.  Its an alternative.
> 
> #2 home heating oil is for indoor tanks kept above 40F or so so the fuel 
> won't gell.

Around here for a few more cents a gallon you can buy it treated for 
outdoor tanks.  Whether that version will work in an engine versus an 
oil burner is another question...

> Cheating the road tax diesel, by using dyed (red or a color for ID) home 
> heating Oil IS what the FEDs Don't want.
> However, if you choose to try and beat the system an engine mechanic can see 
> the dye and possibly make a find fee turning you in.

I am curious as to whether bio diesel users are specifically exempted 
from the road use tax?  I suspect that as its use becomes more 
"organized" (ie, businesses picking it up, filtering it, and reselling 
it "ready-to-use", and manufacturers building vehicles prepared to use 
it easily), we might see more regulation/taxation on the process.  Or 
not.  Does anyone actually know?

I do remember reading about city bus fleets that are using it, but I 
don't remember where or how much.

-- 
Huw Powell

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