05-21-2006, 09:54 PM
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Real Name: Michael
Hybrids: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
Posts: 248
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Re: 698.9 MILES - ONE TANK! Dangit! (and definitive answer to gas capacity)
You should NEVER top off a gas tank, especially to the top of the filler neck.
http://www.epa.gov/donttopoff/
It is not good for the environment, you pay for gas you don't use, you can foul both the vapor recovery system in your car and also the one at the pump, possibly causing harmful vapors and ozone to be released in the air.
http://www.sbcapcd.org/edu/dont-top-off.htm
" Spilling a "shot glass" (one ounce) of gasoline produces the same volatile organic compound emissions as a car driving 56 miles."
Are the extra miles worth those risks? That is for you and you alone to decide.
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