Petrol price pumps survey response

Carsguide

27 May 2008

We want to know what you think about hybrid cars, bio fuels and all things green.

Last week’s oil price hike sent a flurry of people to state their stance in the carsguide online green motoring survey.

While just over 200 people had responded to the survey over the previous fortnight, more than 400 logged on to have their say in the couple of days after oil prices hit the front page on Thursday – and more are expected to do the same before the survey finishes after this weekend.

“The rush of response in such a short time shows just how concerned people are about the skyrocketing fuel prices, carsguide chief operating officer Tony Burrett said.

“It’s reached the stage where people are having to go without things – and I don’t mean luxuries, but even little things like buying lunch at work – so they can cope with fuel bills.”

However, while people were concerned enough to answer the survey, their responses showed the car industry might have a long way to go before it can attract them into greener cars.

As the results stand at the moment, 36 per cent say hybrid cars are too expensive, while 31 per cent said hybrids didn’t offer the features they wanted. Only 5 per cent said the environment was not a priority for them.

The interim results are showing a growing acceptance of bio-fuels, with 44 per cent of people believing the fuels are good at reducing the carbon emissions of cars.

More than 60 per cent so far have admitted they’ve used fuel in driving a short distance because they didn’t feel like walking, and 70 per cent acknowledging they use their car to get to places they could access with public transport.

However, questions about the public transport system revealed 33 per cent found it an inconvenience, while close to 30 per cent find it unreliable.

To add your say to the survey, log on to carsguide.com.au and click on the link at the right hand side of the home page.

The full results will be analysed after the survey closes off following this weekend.

Click here to complete our green survery

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Price today for a 205 litre barrel of oil $59 usd.
Last year about this time $145 usd a barrel.
We are all being ripped off by the petro barons.
At my reckoning petrol should be 57 cents a litre

Ronny Eaton of brighton Posted at 11 July 2009 7:15pm

I have noticed that the oil companies have found a new way to make money. I used to pay 10c more to use 98 pulp rather than ulp but now the gap has increased 13c. One
reason they are able to sneak this by is that most servo’s do not put the price on their
boards like they do with the other fuels. So it is a hidden price. They should be forced
to put in on the board like other fuels. I understand the oil companies closed some refineries in Singapore in doing so are able to limit the supply and increase the price
and the governments let them. Yours Geoff Woods.

Geoffrey Woods of Carnegie Victoria Posted at 12 February 2009 1:49pm

what I would like to know is why do we pay an extra 20 to 25 cents dearer for our fuel per liter than the southern state we pay right now 1,18.9 not really fair is it ,

didier robaye of Darwin nt Posted at 14 January 2009 10:25pm

It’s good that governments are starting to look at their vehicle purchases with an eye to the environment. They can end up with a mor efficient fleet rather than buying dinosaurs just because they’re made here. They normally only need to transport a person or two and a briefcase. A car might only serve a year or two in a fleet, but is likely to be operating in the community for 15 or 20 years.

Angus Bruce Posted at 20 October 2008 2:21pm

Unfortunately if the fuel prices at stations were all roughly the same i wouldnt have anything to complain about. one day one station was 1.72 for desiel and another was 1.57 and the other was 1.81 somethings not right and no one who has the power want’s to look at it.

Matthew Green of VIC Posted at 19 October 2008 4:50pm

Buying lunch at work IS a luxury. Global warming and rising fuel costs means we are going to have to take a few steps back from our comfortable lifestyle. This may happen voluntarily or it could be forced, but it will happen. The sooner we accept this the less painful it will be.

Robert Smith of Darwin Posted at 28 May 2008 11:13am

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