The 1.84% drop in the price of alcohol was not enough to make the fuel competitive in the vast majority of places in Brazil. So, check now which are the four states to supply with ethanol in the country where the investment is really worth it.
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Last week, the average value of fuel alcohol at gas stations dropped from R$5.002 to R$4.91. At the same time, gasoline became 0.21% lower, since it went from R$ 7.247 to R$ 7.232.
Despite the greater reduction in price, ethanol is only more competitive than gasoline in the states of Goias, Minas Gerais, São Paulo It is Mato Grosso, according to data collected last week by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), which always conducts this type of survey.
The ANP survey was carried out from June 12th to 18th, in more than 5,000 gas stations in Brazil, in the However, the results still do not fully reflect the latest readjustment that was announced by Petrobras in its refineries.
The calculation is simple and considers that fueling up with alcohol is only worthwhile if the price of the fuel costs less than 70% of the price of gasoline. In this way, drivers in the state of Paraná, where the percentage is exactly 70%, can choose either of the two types of fuel to fill up.
To find out which type of fuel is worth more at the pump, you must multiply the price of a liter of gasoline by 0.7. Once this is done, if the value obtained is less than that of the liter of ethanol, it is best to fill it up with gasoline. On the other hand, if the value is higher, alcohol can be considered as the better option.
