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Motorists Sue Over 'Hot' Fuel
i_like_spam writes "Motorists in 13 states have filed lawsuits against big oil companies and gas retailers alleging unfair pricing practices related to fuel-pumping temperatures. From an industry standard developed in the 1920's, the price for a gallon of gasoline is based on the density of the fuel at a temperature of 60 degress F. A gallon of gas at higher temperatures is less dense, and therefore contains less energy. The lawsuits claim additional costs of 3 to 9 cents per gallon without temperature adjustments. The fuel industry claims that the costs of installing temerature-adjustment sensors on every pump would be prohibitively high. These sensors are already installed in Canada, however, where the colder temperatures favor consumers."
what i saw on the news was "oil companies said that insulation costs would be prohibitively high" so i said "build a sensor." apparently that costs's prohibitively high as well..... is it really that high??
does anyone else think that gas prices are prohibitively high for me to drive around more than is absolutely necessary?
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The real question is whether we can improve the fuel efficiency of cars, as measured in Furlongs per Hogshead.
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