SA petrol/fuel pricing breakdown

[James]

Sasol explains why our fuel is costing so much lately.

http://www.sasol.com/sasol_internet/...rol_price.html

[bradbear117]

Buy or build a petrol station. Sorted for life.


Or buy a bicycle.

[Eppi]

Never knew going to the petrol station could be so depressing. I hope our economy picks up.

[ManiaC]

Yep, it is depressing, I put in R400 yesterday and got about 34 litres

Maybe it's time to get started on the Mr Fusion from back to the future...

[fayainz]

With town driving I put in R600 and go 550km if I'm lucky. The open road is another story

[Wyzak]

What SASOL failed to explain is how much it costs them to produce a litre of fuel with their CTL (coal to liquid) process. The whole point of this process was to free Apartheid SA from a rising oil price. I believe that they are only allowed to produce 25% of their fuel from coal. If that is still so, the 25% limit should be removed, and Sasol should be forced to sell its fuel at a lower margin.

[greatwyt]

this does not make me feel much better

[ManiaC]

What SASOL failed to explain is how much it costs them to produce a litre of fuel with their CTL (coal to liquid) process. The whole point of this process was to free Apartheid SA from a rising oil price. I believe that they are only allowed to produce 25% of their fuel from coal. If that is still so, the 25% limit should be removed, and Sasol should be forced to sell its fuel at a lower margin.

I don't see any guarantee that they would pass those savings on to the consumer if this happens, they would still milk us for all we're worth