Stock up in December.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief article

Did you know that hot fuel was costing you money last summer? Actually, I had never even heard of hot fuel until I saw an article by Steve Everly of McClatchy newspapers explaining the phenomenon. It seems that gasoline is supposed to be sold at a temperature of 60 degrees, but the standard is not enforced. And, writes Everly, every degree over the 60-degree standard diminishes the energy in a gallon of gas, because the gas expands as it is heated. Fuel pumps could adjust for temperature change, but gasoline companies are naturally not eager to make the adjustment, because the more the customer...