CA DRIVERS FORCED TO PAY 8 CENTS A GALLON MORE THAN REST OF COUNTRY FOR GASOLINE WITH BRAZILIAN ETHANOL

Yes.  You read that right.  Even though the Brazilian ethanol production requires less energy to produce, it costs MORE than American home produced ethanol.  And the difference is 8 cents a gallon.

The report also showed U.S. ethanol isn’t just outcompeting gasoline on price—it is also outperforming ethanol from other key exporting countries, like Brazil. According to the report, “…even with depreciation of the real, U.S. ethanol has been more cost competitive than Brazilian ethanol in key U.S. and world markets over the past several years.” This has particular relevance in the California market, according to the study, because that state’s fuel policies strongly compel fuel suppliers to import Brazilian ethanol in lieu of U.S. ethanol.

“Use of Brazilian ethanol in place of U.S. ethanol theoretically raised the price of E10 for California consumers by 8 cents per gallon over the past four years,” the study found.

Based on a 20 gallon tank filled 3 times a month for 4 years, that comes out to $230 blown for absolutely no good reason.

Yet another case where CA really doesn't care about the poor.  Their ideology is more important than life itself.