The EPA is studying whether raising the octane level of gasoline could improve the efficiency of automobile engines, Christopher Grundler, director of the agency’s office of Transportation and Air Quality told Automotive News today.Automakers have said they can continue making engines smaller and more powerful if high octane fuel of about 95 octane were the new regular. High octane gasoline allows engineers to raise the compression ratio of engines. High compression engines produce more power.
Read Article