The automobile itself traces its roots back to the late 19th century. Gas stations came about later, though, and people had to work a little harder to get gas up until that point. The first drive-in ...

Earlier this decade, the final country stopped selling leaded gasoline to drivers, closing out a toxic, century-long chapter ...

With the rest of the world having long-since moved away from leaded fuels, aviation gasoline, or "avgas" for short, seemingly exists as a final holdover from a bygone era. The most ubiquitous avgas ...

A man in a blue sweater and jeans refuels a small airplane via a gas tank on the wing. In a draft risk evaluation, the US Environmental Protection Agency found that ethylene dibromide poses a health ...

Filling up a car with gas is second nature for most drivers. But what is not as well known is how dirty a car's fuel system can get over time. If you use low quality gas without extra fuel additives ...

The environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) has sued the EPA asking for the regulation of lead emissions from general aviation aircraft under the Clean Air Act, and Wednesday, AVweb spoke to a ...

Since the start, the makers of gasoline have searched for a fuel that reduces knock as much as possible. That's what led to the use of leaded gasoline in the United States until the Clean Air Act was ...

The whole field of oil additives and fuel economy enhancers has me confused. If they work, why hasn't the world beaten a path to their door? Especially now, with fuel prices at unprecedented highs. Ad ...

If you thought diesel fuel additives were merely store-bought products at your favorite auto store, you'd better think again. Fuel suppliers, refineries, and manufacturers are the biggest market for ...