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In the UK, drivers using SVO/PPO have in the past been prosecuted for failure to pay duty to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. The rate of taxation on SVO was originally set at a reduced rate of 27.1p per litre, but in late 2005, HMRC started to enforce the full diesel excise rate of 47.2p per litre.
In Europe, straight vegetable oil (SVO) costs 150 pence/litre at most supermarkets [11] and somewhat less when bought in bulk direct from the manufacturers whereas diesel costs at least 130 pence per litre (in the UK [12]) to well over that (depends on the year, 1.4 euro is the current market price in central Europe). [13]
General Motors is starting a project to produce E85 fuel from cellulose ethanol for a projected cost of $1 per US gallon ($0.26 per litre). This is optimistic, because $1 per US gallon equates to $10 per million British thermal units ($34/MWh) which is comparable to woodchips at $7 per million British thermal units ($24/MWh) or firewood at $6 ...
Biodiesel is treated like any other vehicle fuel in the UK and the paperwork required to register as a producer is a major limiting factor to growth in the market. Although since July 2007 home users may produce 2500 litres per year for personal use without registering or paying duty.
Diesel prices have reached a record high of more than 180p per litre, new figures show. Data firm Experian Catalist said the average price per litre on Sunday was 180.3p per litre.
The main form of SVO/PPO used in the UK is rapeseed oil (also known as canola oil, primarily in the United States and Canada) which has a freezing point of −10 °C (14 °F). [ citation needed ] However the use of sunflower oil, which gels at around −12 °C (10 °F), [ 6 ] is currently being investigated as a means of improving cold-weather ...
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Drivers have been hit by the average cost of a litre of petrol reaching a record of nearly £1.60. Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show UK forecourts sold the fuel at an average price of ...