Cold Weather = Bad Gas Mileage?

[wisniaPl]

to be honest gas is so cheap that i cant drive slowly 28 buck for whole tank

 

[baopham04]

filled up the other day.. 24.50

 

[Hank3]

Tallahassee, FL - I've seen my drop by about 1-2 MPG on the last two tanks.

 

[FrequentFlyer]

I filled up the other day for $19.50. Granted, I was abit under 1/4 tank. Hard to believe there was a day, not so long ago, when we were bitching and moaning that the sky was falling when gas was $1.75 a gallon. Now that we've paid $4.00 a gallon, we act like 93 octane is falling from the heavens.

I've noted decreased mpg during the winter in just about every car I've owned. Definitely from the winter mix.

 

[MS3 GT]

no wonder my gas gone quick in the winter time...........

 

[BillTheCat]

Up north they put s*** in the gas for the winter time...killllls my gas mileage. I used to get awesome gas once they switched back to the summer mix, but now they use that 10% ethanol BS.

Here in Florida, our Eco-Governor, Charlie Crist, mandated E10 for the masses. I forget when it goes into effect, but it has been nearly impossible to find ethanol-free fuel for about 6-12 months in the Tampa area. There's a BP Station over in Clearwater (I think) that was advertising "Still Ethanol Free" a while back.

And yeah, Ethanol cuts down on mileage. Not sure if there is still a difference in Summer/Winter blends here in FL now that we run E10 all the time. But the cooler air is denser, which naturally uses more fuel, etc., so that makes sense.

 

[FrequentFlyer]

Have we really determined that using a more inefficient fuel is better for the environment? If I'm getting 24mpg instead of 27mpg, I'm obviously burning more fuel in a given time.

 

[parkerfe]

It would have been great for the USA if gas would have stayed at the $4 per gallon range. Necessity is the mother of invention... at that price not only do people drive less,but the car makers would develop 100mpg cars in less than 5 years. Cheap gas is now bringing bad SUVs.

 

[Bonafide_Spd3]

I agree, I drove 800 miles this weekend at 50 degrees I averaged 29 mpg, before when I drove it when it was 80+ degrees I averaged 31 mpg