Gasoline marketing: Octane mislabeling in New York City
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5038423
The problem of octane mislabeling at gasoline stations in New York City has grown - from 46 or fewer citations in 1981 to 171 citations in 1986. No single source of octane mislabeling exists but the city has found both gasoline station operators and fuel distributors to blame. The problem does not seem to be unique to any one type of gasoline station but 57 percent of the 171 citations issued involved gasoline sold under the name of a major refiner; the rest involved unbranded gasoline. Octane cheating can be lucrative in New York City. A station intentionally mislabeling its gasoline could realize amounts many times the city's maximum $500 fine for cheating.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5038423
- Report Number(s):
- GAO/RCED-87-180BR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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