Topic: Fuel Economy - 6 gas-saving myths - CNNMoney.com

The theory goes that fluids are more dense at lower temperatures, so a gallon of cold gas actually has more gas molecules than a gallon of warmer gas. The result is a slight reduction in peak horsepower - really, you’ll never notice - but no reduction in fuel economy. If BP ( BP ) could add something to its gasoline that made cars go farther on a gallon, cars would be lining up at the company’s pumps. Sure, people would burn their fuel-saving BP gas more slowly, but then they’d drive right past rivals’ gas stations to come back to BP for more. Intraday data provided by ComStock , an Interactive Data Company and subject to the Terms of Use . Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by FT Interactive Data . read more

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