The Reverse Commuter

It's Summer Gas Time!

We're approaching the heat of summer, and we're already experiencing some of the joys of it - in the form of high gas prices. Chicago is averaging around $3.35 for a gallon of 87, which, according to NBC 5 is near the nationwide high of $3.49/gallon in San Francisco.

On the bright side, we've also switched to "Summer Gas" as of a few weeks ago. This tends to improve the fuel efficiency and is also less smog-producing. What is it exactly? Slate has a nice article explaining it, but here's the gist of it - they blend in more ethanol and butane.

A more technical writeup can be found Here, at The Oil Drum.

Labels: gas prices, mpg

posted by Jon @ 9:36 AM