On Mon, 2012-08-06 at 12:08 -0400, Mark Wendt wrote: > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > One thing that stands out in this propane discussion is that propane is > > assumed to be for heating and cooking purposes. Since a large proportion > > of the pump price is the various state and federal taxes applied to road > > use fuel, it wouldn't take long for the tax folks to figure out that you > > aren't paying any road use taxes. Expect a few examples to be made because > > somebody isn't following existing law, and that separate pumps for road use > > taxed propane will be mandated relatively quickly. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > Gene, > > Propane is already taxed for road usage. My Dad, and now my next > youngest brother have been in the propane biz for years. They have > collect road usage tax on all propane sold for forklifts and any > over-the-road vehicles. > > Mark > Non-taxed propane for road use lasted about 4 years (IIRC) in WA before taxes hit it. It only makes economic sense if you drive a big pickup or a pickup with a trailer a few hundred mi/da. The price is all the market will bear and then some as the price varies with the time of year. Your gain in using propane is not in BTU/gal but in longevity of the valves, etc.
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