Overwhelmingly BIO-diesel in Portland, Oregon
We're now in Portland, Oregon, having spent the past few days in Bend, Oregon. One thing I have really, really noticed here is the difficulty in finding PURE DIESEL. Just be aware that most stations...
Forum Discussion
Hammerhead wrote:
B20 is not exempt from road taxes unless that has changed since we moved out of there in 2015. I used to run B5 to B99 depending on the time of year. The only pump I saw with B100 was on US30 was clearly marked as off-road only and it was much cheaper than the B99 pump right next to it.
Oregon used to have a 5 cent/gallon income tax credit for B99 a few years ago.ktmrfs wrote:
in oregon the "up to B20" can be up to, but the way to tell if it is B20 or less is to see if it is exempt from road tax. If it is B20 it is exempt, if less it is not. Pretty obvious since it is then usually $.25 less than the B5
It is exempt from state road tax. from odot
During the 2013 Regular Session, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2435. In part, HB 2435 amends Oregon
Revised Statute 319.530 by exempting diesel fuel that is blended with a minimum of 20 percent biodiesel from excise tax.
That's one reason why B20 is usually 25 cents less than b5
