We’ve been burning gasoline for well over a hundred years now, but some misconceptions about fuel—especially when it comes to octane—are so ingrained in the popular consciousness that even those of us ...

Growing up, I learned that cheap is better. Sure, a nice pair of name-brand Converse might last you several years, but it costs more than the cheap pair from a store like Target. So, when I first ...

With all the different engine and combustion theories being tested at the Engine Masters Challenge, it made us wonder about the fuel these powerplants were gulping down. For the 2015 event, we had ...

Everyone from Nostradamus to the Department of Energy predicts that internal combustion engines will provide primary propulsion for the majority of the vehicle fleet for a few more decades. But it's ...

With the price of regular unleaded gasoline still in the $4-a-gallon range, the comparative price of premium is kind of a bargain at many stations. Really. When the price of regular surged this spring ...

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You might have noticed that some gas stations occasionally offer specials on unleaded 88 octane gas—also known as E15—which contains 15 percent ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol that’s derived from corn.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - If you haven't heard, a local gas station, Sheetz, is running a holiday sale on gas through the Fourth of July. Prices for their 88 octane gas, known as UNL88, will be set at $3.99 ...

Would it be beneficial to put the highest-octane fuel in my 2014 Toyota Camry? I know it’s expensive, but I was told to use ...

Environmentalists and car crafters make strange, if not odd-opposite, bedfellows. The greenies are all over this not-so-new, environmentally friendly, renewable resource ethanol fuel that even has GM ...