07-02-2006, 02:37 AM
I was going to say something very similar to BGR.
From http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv...efault.asp www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/bulletin/motorgas/4_oxygenated-gasoline/default.asp
"The information available to the retail consumer about the oxygenate composition of the gasoline varies. There is no federal labeling regulation; this is an area controlled by state regulations. Some states require dispenser labels for oxygenated gasolines in wintertime CO nonattainment areas and RFG gasolines. A typical label reads: The gasoline dispensed from this pump is oxygenated and will reduce carbon monoxide pollution from motor vehicles. Some labels, like this one, do not provide any information on which oxygenate(s) the blend contains; others do. Few, if any, states require labeling for gasolines containing low levels of ethers added to increase octane. A national association of state weights-and-measures agencies responsible for dispenser calibration and labeling issued a revised standard guideline for dispenser labeling in 1996. Several states recently have dropped ethanol labeling requirements and some are now requiring labeling for MTBE."
If your state has rules against the use of MTBE but requires an oxygenate, it is very likely your Chevron gas has ethanol even if it does not say so on the pump.
From http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv...efault.asp www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/bulletin/motorgas/4_oxygenated-gasoline/default.asp
"The information available to the retail consumer about the oxygenate composition of the gasoline varies. There is no federal labeling regulation; this is an area controlled by state regulations. Some states require dispenser labels for oxygenated gasolines in wintertime CO nonattainment areas and RFG gasolines. A typical label reads: The gasoline dispensed from this pump is oxygenated and will reduce carbon monoxide pollution from motor vehicles. Some labels, like this one, do not provide any information on which oxygenate(s) the blend contains; others do. Few, if any, states require labeling for gasolines containing low levels of ethers added to increase octane. A national association of state weights-and-measures agencies responsible for dispenser calibration and labeling issued a revised standard guideline for dispenser labeling in 1996. Several states recently have dropped ethanol labeling requirements and some are now requiring labeling for MTBE."
If your state has rules against the use of MTBE but requires an oxygenate, it is very likely your Chevron gas has ethanol even if it does not say so on the pump.