Hot Fuel Cases

We’re finally getting some summer weather in Oregon, with sunshine and warmer temperatures. Bad news? If you think gas is expensive now, it's even more expensive on hot summer days. Gasoline expands as temperatures rise. That means motorists get less energy from a gallon of so-called "hot gas" than from one at the "standard" 68 degrees. Most storage tanks do not protect the stored fuel from heating and expanding in warm weather.