Today Technics Technics Mexican Fuel Quality SwRI analysts have produced the first comprehensive report on the quality of Mexico s gasoline and diesel fuels the first performed by an independent organization.
Auto manufacturers look at fuel as an important component in helping to meet emissions standards.
The Mexico Fuel Quality Report can provide information that will help design an engine, fuel system, or related components, says Gerry Estrada, assistant director of the Petroleum Products Research Department in the SwRI Automotive Products and Emissions Research Division. A lot of people assume gasoline is just gasoline. Controlling emissions is a major concern today. What you burn in the engine eventually emerges from the tailpipe. In March and April 1999, the Institute collected 181 gasoline samples of regular and premium, the two grades available in Mexico, plus 91 diesel samples from 16 cities Acapulco, Canc n, Guadalajara, Juarez, Le n, Mazatl n, M rida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Quer taro, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca, Torre n, and Veracruz.