When the Feds pass metric-only legislation for labeling products, then the gas
station industry could sell gasoline by the liter throughout the US. This move
would be a visible, positive and useful path to selling many other products in
SI Units and would include encouragement to change distance road signs to the
SI. I already have my navigation system set to metric, and it's much more
useful that way.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Millet
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: [USMA:41009] Re: Legality of selling fuel by the liter in the US
Good to know. I just wish that the gas station owner's first impulse was to
sell by the liter rather than selling by the old outdated half gallon :). Maybe
with time we can persuade them otherwise.
Mike
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:54 AM, James Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sales of motor fuel are regulated by states. In the "Interpretations and
Guidelines" section of NCWM Handbook 130 metric pricing and dispensing rules
are given on pp 242 and 243. Those DO call for showing the price per gallon
whenever fuel is sold by the liter, as well as the price per liter. Individual
states may follow that or form their own rules. I gave a link to a downloadable
copy of Handbook 130 earlier.
Jim
Nat Hager III wrote:
I would think it would be legal in every state, considering how far
gas-by-the-liter got in the early eighties. I know they passed the legislation
then, as so many stations were doing it, and I doubt if they ever took it back.
I think Hawaii had mandatory gas-by-the-liter for several years.
Nat
*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Phil
Chernack
*Sent:* Friday, 2008 May 30 11:56
*To:* U.S. Metric Association
*Subject:* [USMA:41004] Re: Legality of selling fuel by the liter in the
US
I can't say for every state but in New Jersey it is legal to sell and
dispense by the liter provided both the price per liter and price per gallon
are displayed.
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Just curious here , as I've been readying a lot about how some older gas
pumps have started pricing by the half gallon instead of the gallon. Is it
actually legal in the US to sell gas by the liter? And if so, does it fall
under state or federal regulation?
All the news articles I've read so far have said that stations just have
to apply with the state regulator to sell by the half gallon. A lot of people
in the comments sections on the different articles seem to be in favor of
switching the price to liters nationally but so far there haven't been any
responses from industry or gas stations.
Mike
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