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 ...

What is octane rating? What is cetane number? Gas & diesel ratings. What is octane rating? What is cetane rating? When purchasing gasoline or diesel fuel you’ve likely noticed the selection of numbers ...

There's a lot to know about vehicle ownership, from maintenance intervals and tire choice to oil type and tire pressure, but too often, people gloss over the fuel they're putting into their vehicles, ...

Thank you, Durango Herald, for publishing the story titled “Drivers beware: Don’t fall prey to gas-price scams,” (Oct. 4). Anyone who travels cross-country is likely to have encountered similar ...

Some new cars claim to require premium fuel, others recommend it and most new vehicles on the road today are perfectly happy with regular fuel with nary a hiccup. Simultaneously, we're bombarded by ...

While our automobiles have experienced remarkable changes over the past several decades, the fuels we put in them have not. Specifically, the octane rating of regular gasoline today is the same as it ...

Labeling different gases as “regular” and “premium” is a bit misleading, as many cars only require regular gas and should only run on regular gas. Premium gasoline is not necessarily a luxury product ...

The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee’s new 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine may not appear to be a dramatic improvement at first glance ...

Tugboat was my family's 1987 Dodge Caravan, which faithfully served us for years until its transmission finally exploded one lovely summer afternoon. Her 3-liter V6 was electronically fuel-injected, ...

Ethanol blending has fundamentally changed India’s petrol landscape. On the downside, ethanol has about 30 percent less energy per litre than petrol. This reduces fuel efficiency by 5–10 percent in ...

DETROIT -- Automakers and oil companies are quietly developing a new generation of fuels and engines to run more efficiently on them, generating more power from less gasoline to reduce emissions and ...

The nationwide rollout of ethanol-blended petrol took effect about a year ago.