By changing to litre, the cost per litre would be about a quarter of a
gallon. That would not require changing the mechanical pricing mechanism. It
doesn't make sense to change to half-gallon pricing. Therefore, it does make
sense to go to quart/litre pricing.
The total cost mechanism may still be a problem and the volume measurement
mechanism also may be a problem unless it can adjust to measure litre
quantities.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Nat Hager III
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:32 AM
Subject: [USMA:40907] RE: gasoline by the liter
A news article this morning on the subject. No mention of liter pricing
though.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/12/old.gas.pumps.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch
Nat
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Frysinger
Sent: Tuesday, 2008 May 13 10:50
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:40906] gasoline by the liter
Sent a few minutes ago to the Petroleum Equipment Institute:
Recent articles indicate that once again our nation's older gasoline
pumps are near the end of their capabilities for recording sale prices
and rates.
The time has come for PEI to dust off a technique used by Shell in the
early '70s when this problem also arose. We should start selling
gasoline by the liter and make it a permanent feature.
All but two states now allow metric-only labeling of products and one of
those two is about to join the group. The Fair Packaging and Labeling
Act is expected to be amended soon to allow metric-only labeling on
federally controlled goods. The U.S. is moving towards metric packaging
and unit pricing. Water, fruit juices, and even milk in some areas are
being sold by the liter and half-liter. Americans understand liters.
Jim
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James R. Frysinger
632 Stony Point Mountain Road
Doyle, TN 38559-3030
(H) 931.657.3107
(C) 931.212.0267
