I get 23.2 MPG on Connecticut Gas I go to Mass and get no MTBE and get 26.7 MPG driving the same. All Highway. THis stuff is horrible. Does anyone eles have this stuff in there state.

 

.................heh?..........

 

WTF is MTBE......explain yourself noob

 

Yeah "NOOB" (never understood the whole noobie thing).

anyhow, I dont know the specifics but MTBE is an additive put in fuel by some fueling stations. dont know if it is regulated by states or feds but i think we have it here in NYC too (or maybe it is ethanol i am thinking of). never really payed attention to mileage difference compared to out of town gas too.

P.S.: just did a search and it seems MTBE has been eliminated from gas in 2006. perhaps its the ethanol being added?

 

well we in buffalo have 10% ethanol in most of our gas and not really a big difffernce........but even ethanol u get lower MPG but its cleaner for the enviro....

 

MTBE is what replaced lead in most fuel.. My dad samples that nasty **** like everyday from the aquifer to make sure the ground water here in FL isn't contaminated in some areas.

 

just for more info in this thread (in case anyone cares):

MTBE (Methyl tert-butyl ether)

In the US it has been used in gasoline at low levels since 1979 to replace T*etra-ethyl lead to increase its octane rating and help prevent engine knocking. Oxygen helps gasoline burn more completely, reducing tailpipe emissions from pre-1984 motor vehicles. In more modern vehicles, the emissions reduction is negligible.

as of September, 2005, twenty-five states had signed legislation banning MTBE, including CA and NY. included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was $2 billion in transition assistance as MTBE is phased out over the next nine years given to major oil companies and MTBE manufactures. it's being banned due to a very large groundwater contamination problem (in tens of thousands of contaminated sites in water wells distributed across the country)

courtesy of wikipedia