This aboveground tank at a Colorado gas station is painted black for
one reason; to heat the gasoline or diesel any time the sun shines.
Hotter fuel expands and gives you less energy in the tank. Read more
about how to stop the motorist rip-off below.
When the temperature of gasoline rises above 60 degrees, gasoline
expands but gas pumps don’t account for the bigger volume, so consumers
receive less gasoline than they should.
Federal estimates say motorists in California, with average fuel
temps of 74 degrees, are overcharged about $450 million a year by sales
of hot fuel. State regulators have certified a temperature adjusted
pump, but the oil industry is lobbying to prevent its sale and
use.
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• Sen. Barbara Boxer Urges Temperature Adjustment In California
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich demands that oil company executives explain their opposition to temperature adjusted fuel.
• OilWatchdog To California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown: Investigate why California Can’t Get Temperature Adjusted Pumps.
• Congress Takes Reins on “Hot Fuel” Ripoff of Motorists;
Expert series by the Kansas City Star’s Steve Everly, explaining what
“hot fuel” is and how oil companies take advantage for more profit:
1. Hot Fuel For You, Cold Cash For Big Oil
2. Hot Fuel Triggers Investigation
3. Highway Funding Shortchanged, Loophole Enhances “Hot Fuel” Profits
4. Retail Dealers Who Once Opposed Hot Fuel Now Favor It
Los Angeles Times:
Getting All You Paid For At the Pump?
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