Winter Blend Gaso starts Sept. 16

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    Winter is coming...blend gasoline that is. - Gasbuddy Gas Prices


    Expect a tick down in prices and MPG as winter blend comes as early as 16-Sept (not sure if that's everywhere or what).

    In winter we get more butanes (lower energy content) which expands the volume yield so that brings down prices.

    Of course, the lower energy content is hard to see (at most 1-2% less MPG) but the other changes with cold weather (thicker lubes. higher tire rolling resistance, etc) all combine to give a quadruple whammy of MPG lowering impacts.
     
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    Just hitchhiking on a thread:

    Apparently between September 8 and 10 50+ Chevron stations were selling premium gas that was blended with regular. Big whoop as far as I'm concerned, but for a lot of folks buying premium, maybe when they notice no change...
     
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    Lower price for less energy, like e85, false savings
     
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    Meh.

    I like me some low gas prices, but that's probably going to happen now anyway.

    BTW....I don't consider $1.8x per gallon to be especially low, but I'll take it. ;)
     
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    ...well how about $1? ...that's my prediction for Feb_2016
     
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    We are lucky to see $2.50 in CA.....in February of course.
     
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    Perhaps gas will be less than a dollar when I finally buy my PIP2 and start plugging it in at 8+ cents per kilowatt.
     
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    For a mo' I thought you were saying $1 (can) per liter. We're getting close to that. :)
     
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    You guys are so lucky, California is still above $3.00 per gallon.


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    How much is tax in Canada. do you know?
     
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    Not offhand. It is a significant portion I believe.
     
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    Paid $1.87/gal in rural Virginia last week. $2.09 in nation capital @Costco
     
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    I paid $22 today to fill-up.... my minivan! OK I had 60 cents/gal discount from groceries
     
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    AFAIK, we do not have "winter blend" in Seattle. We do have 10 percent "corn" all-year.

    At the moment, it is about $2.25 per gallon. About the same price I paid on a biz trip to the MidWest last week.

    I put the corn stuff into the car, with misgivings. I buy ethanol-free for my yard tools (chainsaw, brushcutter, weedwhacker, generator, etal).

    The whole corn into gas thing is a real scam as I far as I can tell from the things I have read....
     
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    Good point ...I am not sure the regional differences in winter blend
     
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    So, I am still not sure about this whole winter thing, but I did find this from AAA, which is probably as accurate as anything...but...apparently, even in Seattle, we probably get some sort of winter blend....since California apparently does, also:

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwinzqujoZ3IAhXYKYgKHZDqBJY&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.aaa.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fwhat-is-the-difference-between-summer-and-winter-blend-gasoline%2F&usg=AFQjCNHIh5XKWJ1GevtgZJYJhAJHee4qIQ
     
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