MPG with different diesel fuel brands
A little bit of interesting data some may like to know.
A little back story..... Due to farm tax expenses and other side businesses I have had over the years, I recorded my full ups for my truck. I have been using an app called aCar for the past five years due to how easy it is and have even started using it for all my vehicles whether I needed it for taxes or not. I usually add notes to each record on what I towed, how much the computer showed, and how much city/highway.
Any-who, being the analytical mind that I am, I decided to pull my records into excel to see if I notice any trends. I immediately noticed one glaring one when I took out my towing full ups and separated winter/summer fuel. Each fuel brand hovered around a certain average mpg with the highest and lowest brand averages being 1 mpg apart.
In my truck Chevron was the highest with an average of 17.2 mpg, followed by Shell with 17.1 mpg, then Buc-cee's at 16.8 mpg, Exxon at 16.5, HEB at 16.4, and Love's & Valero at 16.2 mpg. I pulled the data for my diesel car as well and noticed the same trend with Chevron being higher than the rest by a decent amount. Not only that, but my highest recorded mileage of both diesel vehicles was with Chevron. To be fair, I only fill up at one Chevron station close to my house and cannot speak for other stations or Chevron as a whole.
Anyone else notice different mpg's with each diesel brand?
A little back story..... Due to farm tax expenses and other side businesses I have had over the years, I recorded my full ups for my truck. I have been using an app called aCar for the past five years due to how easy it is and have even started using it for all my vehicles whether I needed it for taxes or not. I usually add notes to each record on what I towed, how much the computer showed, and how much city/highway.
Any-who, being the analytical mind that I am, I decided to pull my records into excel to see if I notice any trends. I immediately noticed one glaring one when I took out my towing full ups and separated winter/summer fuel. Each fuel brand hovered around a certain average mpg with the highest and lowest brand averages being 1 mpg apart.
In my truck Chevron was the highest with an average of 17.2 mpg, followed by Shell with 17.1 mpg, then Buc-cee's at 16.8 mpg, Exxon at 16.5, HEB at 16.4, and Love's & Valero at 16.2 mpg. I pulled the data for my diesel car as well and noticed the same trend with Chevron being higher than the rest by a decent amount. Not only that, but my highest recorded mileage of both diesel vehicles was with Chevron. To be fair, I only fill up at one Chevron station close to my house and cannot speak for other stations or Chevron as a whole.
Anyone else notice different mpg's with each diesel brand?
