Pardon me for comming down so hard on this but it is a bit of an old topic. One I've not really expressed my opinion on in a public forum before.
To start, why doesn't anyone ever talk about "Cold Fuel" gain? Because it's a positive effect of temperature on gasoline? Nobody
ever mentions that
. The physics work
both ways. When it's cold the gas contracts and you get
more for your money.
I suppose if you live in an area where it's hot
all the time, you lose more than others and might desreve some compensation. But then again cold weather requires longer warm-up periods that use more fuel, eating at the gains one might get from buying "cold" gas.
Hmmm..... seems like a "6 to 1, Half-a-Dozen to the Other" situation to me. Just another press hype to disrupt the consumer and get headlines. You don't hear the oil companies griping about their losses on "Cold" fuel sales during the winter months. The fact is that gasoline is pumped by volume at an averaged temperature.
Quote from the article:
"The stickers explain fuel is sold by the gallon based on a 60-degree temperature and temperature variations could affect fuel efficiency. But the oil industry as a whole is questioning the data and
weather consumers are really being 'ripped off.'"
(Uh, that's "whether", dumba**
"...
weather consumers are really being ripped off...." Who edited this POS article anyway?)
Oh well, back to the point...
Hmmm... seems like a "6-to-1, half -a-dozen to the other" situation to me. Just another press hype to disrupt the consumer and get headlines. You don't hear the oil companies griping about losses on "cold" fuel sales, do you? If that averaged temperature were based on 32 degrees I might be inclined to agree with this absurdity.
One other point... The tanks that hold the fuel are underground. Seems I heard somewhere that the temperature at 6-8 feet underground is about 58 degrees. (If I'm wrong on this please correct me, anybody) Have any of the reporters on this topic ever measured the temperature of the gas comming out of the pump to verify these accusations of "Hot Fuel"? I dare say "NO".
OK, I've finished with my little rant. Thanks for listening, have a nice day
