CONFUSION OVER NEW FUEL PRICE

As deliveries to service stations improved yesterday, there
was a growing rumble from motorists misinterpreting the Zera price table and
jumping to the wrong conclusion that ethanol contributes around three quarters
of the petrol price.

In fact et…

As deliveries to service stations improved yesterday, there was a growing rumble from motorists misinterpreting the Zera price table and jumping to the wrong conclusion that ethanol contributes around three quarters of the petrol price. In fact ethanol blending does not increase the price of petrol, as has been misinterpreted, and actually knocks about 49c off the price of a litre of blend.