Lots More Information
Related HowStuffWorks Articles
- Gas Prices Quiz
- How Horsepower Works
- How Turbochargers Work
- How Car Engines Work
- How Catalytic Converters Work
- How Oil Refining Works
- How Gas Prices Work
Cite This!
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article:
Brain, Marshall. "What does octane mean?" 01 April 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/question90.htm> 11 February 2012.
Cite
Be Your Own Mechanic
Inside this Article
You Might Also Like
How E85 Ethanol Flex Fuel Works
Corn distilled into ethanol and mixed with gasoline is used to create E85. Each gallon of E85 consists of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Learn the pros and cons of this new fuel.
Do biofuels compete with food?
Since many popular biofuel crops are also commonly used as staple foods, critics of biofuel mass production warn that a spike in crop demand for biofuel could overload agricultural capacity. But is this a verifiable threat?
Inside this Article
