[s-cars] Chevron Gas with Techron (MBTE) in Canada

[Mihnea Cotet]

Isn't MBTE what the government is using in CA to trick people into thinking 
their cars are more environmental-friendly because it reduced emissions? 
But actually, by lowering the fuel's energy content, one has to get more 
often on the gas, which means more gas use, thus IMO equal or even higher 
total emissions for all the cars in CA.... well, I guess for a dorF truck 
that does 12 miles to da gallon it doesn't make such a big difference anyway...


Mihnea, appreciating 98 RON with no MBTE crap in Belgium, C

At 20:22 23/01/2004 -0500, Robert Myers wrote:
>At 06:04 PM 1/23/2004 -0700, Dave Forgie wrote:
>
>>Brent:  I don't know where you are but I am in Vancouver BC and I can get 
>>94 (RON+MON)/2 from every Chevron and PetroCan in the lower mainland 
>>(anti-smog measures).  Outside the Lower Mainland, 91 or 92 is always 
>>available.  In Alberta, there are Chevrons but I think only 91 or 92 (no 
>>94) (As far as I remember from last May).
>>
>>By the way isn't MBTE very close to toluene??
>
>Not at all!  Toluene is an aromatic hydrocarbon.  It contains a benzene 
>ring and has a methyl group (-CH3) attached to it.
>
>MTBE is methyl tertiary-butyl ether,  I has the same methyl group attached 
>to an oxygen with is then attached to a tertiary-butyl group -C(CH3)3
>
>These two compounds are almost totally different in their chemistry and 
>also their environmental effects.
>
>Toluene can be used as an octane booster.  MTBE is used as a fuel 
>oxygenator designed to reduce emissions of unburned hydrocarbons.  It 
>actually lowers the fuel's energy content.
>
>____
>
>Quit bitching.  Start a revolution.
>
>Bob
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