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GasSavers_rGS 07-02-2008 04:39 AM

"When a gallon of gas is not exactly a gallon" from the Las Vegas Sun
 
When I came across this article, I just had to post about it here. Apparently, the problem of thermal expansion of gas due to outdoor environmental temperatures IS significant.

Source:
  1. "When a gallon of gas is not exactly a gallon" - Las Vegas Sun - https://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008...xactly-gallon/

GasSavers_RoadWarrior 07-02-2008 06:15 AM

I won't argue there's not a measurable difference winter<>summer but at 3ft underground 5* in a WEEK is a large temperature swing.

dosco 07-02-2008 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rGS (Post 109165)
When I came across this article, I just had to post about it here. Apparently, the problem of thermal expansion of gas due to outdoor environmental temperatures IS significant.

Source:
  1. "When a gallon of gas is not exactly a gallon" - Las Vegas Sun - https://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008...xactly-gallon/

According to this article, the change in volume is about 1.7% between 60 and 90 degrees F.

So during a fill up at 4 dollars a gallon, that's roughly 7 cents a gallon.

Hm. Kind of like Office Space, making "bank" from a penny a transaction.


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