A handful of Sheetz gas stations in the Triangle sell a type of gasoline that is often significantly cheaper than regular unleaded gasoline.
On Thursday afternoon, prices of the Unleaded 88 gas at four stations in Raleigh, Garner and Cary were 50 cents less per gallon than prices of Regular 87 gas — a factor much larger than the three pennies per gallon in savings many rewards programs offer.
This gasoline, also called E15, isn’t available at all gas stations, or even all Sheetz stations. But if Triangle drivers can find it, it may help them save money each time they fill up.
What is Unleaded 88 gas?
The gasoline has a higher ethanol content than regular unleaded gas, which means it also has more octane, Rick Sapienza, Wake Technical Community College’s dean of Transportation Technologies, told The News & Observer…