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BIODIESEL - USA - Texas Truckers Turn to Newfangled Fuel
FORT WORTH, Texas,USA -Layover/Associated Press -07/05/2005: -- "This is my first time," Eddie Rogers, a 36-year-old heavy-equipment mechanic, said as he reached to pump some "biodiesel" into his heavy-duty Dodge pickup one recent afternoon. "It's supposed to be good stuff. And they say it's a little cheaper" ... Sticker shock at the gas station, where the average price of gasoline has surged to $2.23 a gallon and diesel fuel to $2.39, has energy-addicted Americans looking for alternatives. Some are buying gasoline-and-electric hybrid cars. Mr. Rogers and thousands like him are taking a more tentative step. They're sticking with the big, diesel-powered trucks they love, but they're filling them up with a new-fangled fuel... The 20 percent biodiesel blend there was selling for $2.26 a gallon, between three cents and 10 cents cheaper than conventional diesel at nearby stations...
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