"Hot Fuel" * USA - California watchdog group cries foul on big oil
CAL,USA -Land Line Magazine -March 7, 2007: -- The Foundation of Taxpayer and Consumer Rights is calling for an investigation into whether pressure from oil companies contributed to a fuel pump manufacturer withdrawing certified equipment from the market – equipment that some people say would have solved a number of issues relating to “hot fuel.”... Hot fuel refers to fuel sold above a standard temperature of 60 degrees – the temperature where a gallon is truly a gallon by volume and by the amount of energy it contains... As oil company profits soar, and retailers continue to sell fuel without compensating for expansion due to higher temperatures, pump manufacturer Gilbarco Veeder-Root is withdrawing its bid to bring temperature-compensation devices for fuel pumps to market, according to the consumer rights group...
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