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I have recently discovered, with the help of the local newspaper, that BP Service Stations (not all) are carring an additive to their gasoline called "Invigorate". It is a non ethanol additive. I was under the impression that 10% ethanol was required by federal law back last May 2007. Evidently it is a state requirement, not federal, because Florida has some BP station carring this additive.
I have searched on BP's web site for what the additive consists of, but found no information listed. The owners of the BP service station that I have purchased gas from, swear there is not any ethanol present in their gas (no stickers on pump). My mileage (one tank) seems to bear this out.
Have anyone else noticed this change, in BP stations, in other states?
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im not an expert about this at all, and i could be totally wrong...

their is no federal law that requires specifically ethanol.. it only requires an oxygenate, and after stations stopped using mtbe, they switched to ethanol.
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Default Re: Non Ethanol Gasoline

Petro Canada I've discovered adds Ethanol at the pump - as get this - engine cleaner.

There's a tiny sticker on the pump that says there is as much as 10% ethanol.

I was wondering why I was having such a low MPG rating since I've moved. From home, the nearest station is a Petro Canada.

I've switched to Shell, Esso or Ultramar. I now get over 10% more kilometers.

Like a jump from 510-525 kilometers for 30l of gas, to now over 600 kilometers.

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Ethanol is an engine cleaner. I hope you're not driving 10% farther to get a 10% improvement in fuel economy...

Invigorate claims to be an engine cleaner additive package:
bpinvigorate.com | About Invigorate
and so like all of them is to some extent a marketing gimmick.
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