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FAQS ABOUT THE ETHANOL ANNOUNCEMENT
JUNE 23, 2023
As per provincial regulations, premium fuel will not be Ethanol free anymore. You might be wondering how this will affect you, so please see below for some answers to help solve any confusion.
About the Announcement
Who does it affect? It will affect anyone who purchases premium fuel as regular and midgrade fuel already contains up to 10% ethanol.
What changed? Due to provincial regulations, all fuel, including premium, will have up to 10% ethanol in it.
Where does this affect? All gas bars, including Bulk Fuel Delivery in BC (including Co-op).
When will it change? Affecting all deliveries mid-July.
Why? Ethanol contains slightly less energy, but burns more efficiently, so it releases fewer emissions into the environment.
I think I first learned about it in late August when someone in a Whatsapp chat group mentioned that he doesn't see the "no ethanol" sticker on the Chevron 94 pump anymore.
I ran a tank of the Esso-Mobil 93 in my Shxtbox, and came away pretty impressed. Prior to the mandatory ethanol blend requirements, my Shxtbox hated the (non-blended?) Esso-Mobil 91 -- the engine always runs coarse and unwilling to rev, so I rarely fill up at Esso / Mobil.
But now their 93 gas feels subjectively pretty similar to Chevron 94 -- engine smoothness, throttle response, and willingness to rev are all still a little inferior to Shell 93. But compared to before, it is actually a pretty big improvement, and I wouldn't mind running my Shxtbox on it now.
Incidentally, it seems to sell for 29¢/L more than regular (87) octane gas, compared to 32¢/L over regular with Shell V-Power 93. So at least I can sort of justify the slight performance loss lol~
I personally haven't noticed but I think here in the GTA they have 93 at Esso/Mobile. I'll take a look next time I'm there for a fill out and may try out a tank of it if/when available.
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off.
But before you think I'm wasting that premium 93 fuel on a pleb car, I can assure you that I wasted good $$$ to ECU tune it to run on (US) 91 octane gas, so that it is actually benefiting from the high octane gas lol~
Prior to its recent introduction in Metro Vancouver, I believe the GTA was the only place in Canada to have 93 gas from Esso Mobil.
My wife's Yaris is pretty fun to drive. I remember heading back toward the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal and got busted going 120km/h in a 20km/h zone. Went so fast, didn't even know it.
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off.
My wife's Yaris is pretty fun to drive. I remember heading back toward the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal and got busted going 120km/h in a 20km/h zone. Went so fast, didn't even know it.
The car is only very lightly modded.
- ECU tune for (US) 91 gas
- polyurethane and RTV-stiffened engine mounts
- (front) camber bolts
- Konig wheel + 205 tires
Because the car is still on stock suspension, its get wobbly if I try and ask it to do too much. But it is a ton of fun to bomb around town in, and having 100hp means I can WOT and beat the shxt out of it and it is still dead slow LOL~
I think your wife's Yaris has 5 - 10 more hp than my 2. At Mission Raceway, if I have a good exit coming out of Turn 9 (the final turn before the straightaway), I can typically get close to 140km/h before I need to hit the brakes LOL~
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