Mike
Actually, selling gas by the liter is most likely legal in every state already. Back in the late 70s/early 80s when gas first moved over $1/gallon, it was easier to switch pumps to liters than to replace them to allow over 99.9 cents. As pumps were replaced with newer digital models, that issue went away. The problem is that in some states if the station dispenses by the liter, it must display the price per gallon in addition to the price per liter. The way I remember is that the price per liter would be at the pump and the price per gallon would be on the big "sandwich board" signs at the entrance to the station.
Phil
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mike Millet
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To: U.S. Metric AssociationSubject: [USMA:36583] Re: metric stands alone
I don't know I believe liters/mile might get confusing . Liters per 100km might be an easier step even though the road signage has not switched. Do you think amending the FPLA would clear the way to selling fuel by the liter or has that always been legal in the US? I don't even know if many pumps could calculate in liters or not. I would assume they could.
MikeOn 4/17/06, Phil Chernack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You hit it right on the head when you said it would be thoroughly confusing to calculate fuel economy. The only way to make it logical at this point is to give fuel economy in terms of liters per mile. While certainly not desirable, it might be an interim step prior to converting road signs to metric.
Phil
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Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 6:04 PM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:36581] Re: metric stands alone
With that in mind I wonder how the US public would react to buying gas by the liter? It'd be thoroughly confusing buying by the liter and calculating fuel efficiency in miles per gallon but at least you'd be using a metric measure when you buy it.
I wrote the FMI which is the main organization blocking amending the FPLA and have yet to receive a reply but I'm still holding out hope
MikeOn 4/17/06, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In Albertson's last night, I saw a huge store display of 2 L Coca Cola bottles
bearing a sign representing them as 2-liter bottles. There was no mention of
fluid ounces or quarts on the sign. This matter-of-fact exclusive statement of
the liter tells me that the liter is a part of U.S. psychology. I would think
that the beverage makers would successfully exercise their metric-only option
under an amended FPLA.
Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
U.S . Metric Association, Inc.
Phone (432)528-7724
www.metric.org
3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122
Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
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