There is a mistake here. Gas really does typically cost $1.53 and diesel
really does cost $2.76 here in the Great Lake State of 10,000 lakes.
http://www.detroitgasprices.com/  Some places gas is as low as $1.43 and
diesel as low as  $2.43  http://www.detroitgasprices.com/map_gas_prices.aspx

-dave

Mid Missouri $1.39/gal
-- 
Blake C. Lewis

It is amazing is'nt it? What the heck is going on?

Paul Lamar

Paul,

Diesel is 20% lower in Japan compared to gasoline.  I am told it is not
taxed heavily.   Probably the trucking lobby has influence here.  The
average automobile owner however has seen 100% increases in highway
tolls over the last twenty years.  Same old same old though in Japan's
case it is a very old pattern.

Doug in Nippon.

This is vary interesting - Doug, I understand Japan has about the lowest
sales rate of any nation for diesel passenger cars on the face of the
Earth. So, with that understood, and the fact that truckers do not have
as much of an elastic demand as us normal folks, what about my question
on the max compression ratio for a wankle rotary without the combustion
chamber depression ? Can it reach 16:1 ??
-dave

Yes but then the fire goes out.

Paul Lamar