8-11-08 by dugan
For a while, it looked like the discount chain Costco might be the
pioneer in offering drivers a truly fair deal on gasoline by doing away with the ‘hot fuel’ ripoff. There were rumors last year that at least some of its California stores would sell gasoline adjusted for temperature. That means installing pump equipment that measures the temperature of gasoline going into the tank, and adjusts the amount up or down for temperature expansion and contraction–an average benefit to drivers of almost a nickel a gallon in warm California.
Now Costco is sadly settling for this pump sticker, warning that it doesn’t adjust for temperature, and there’s nothing drivers can do about it.