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04-21-08, 05:39 PM
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we all know that, the point is the additives are different. THAT'S what makes matters.
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Additives don't burn (well they do, but they don't produce energy when they do so). They can't give you better fuel economy. Well I take that back. They can't give a clean, well-maintained engine better fuel economy. 
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04-21-08, 05:47 PM
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Didn't Chevron buy the EV1 battery technology from GM which ultimately destroyed the extended range the original electric cars were getting? 
Despite whatever mileage gains I could get from using Chevron, I would never support a company that would buy and hold this tech from helping to develop cleaner alternatives to their ridiculously priced fuel. 
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04-21-08, 06:26 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
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Originally Posted by whlkev
we all know that, the point is the additives are different. THAT'S what makes matters.
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I agree, it does matter. Prius owners don't take perception too seriously, they have hard facts to back up their spreadsheets.
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04-21-08, 07:51 PM
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04-21-08, 08:03 PM
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=bitkahuna;3465657]OK mods - please close this thread... been covered over and over and over...
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Well....yes and no. As you point out, we have discussed gas brands, octane, and additives many times, but not at these record-high prices. At these empty-your-wallet prices, more people apparantly are tempted to turn to cheap, cut-rate gas brands, which lack addititives, and can often do more harm underhood than the little money they save.
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04-22-08, 11:26 AM
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Well... since the topic generates such enthusiastic interest, perhaps it deserves to be stickied and then closed so people can readily refer to it.
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