Comments on: The Story of Ethyl http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/comment-page-1/#comment-339895 Miss Cellania Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:59:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/#comment-339895 Yeag, 1986 was when they got rid of the LAST leaded gas sold for automobiles. I recall the phaseout took forever because they were waiting for the earlier cars to either die or convert. Yeag, 1986 was when they got rid of the LAST leaded gas sold for automobiles. I recall the phaseout took forever because they were waiting for the earlier cars to either die or convert.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/comment-page-1/#comment-339886 Sid Morrison Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:54:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/#comment-339886 1986? You would be pretty hard pressed to find any pump gasoline sold with lead at that time. Catalytic converters have been used on virtually all US-sold cars since 1975 (early Honda CVCC engined cars being an exception). All of these cars had to use unleaded gasoline. 1986? You would be pretty hard pressed to find any pump gasoline sold with lead at that time. Catalytic converters have been used on virtually all US-sold cars since 1975 (early Honda CVCC engined cars being an exception). All of these cars had to use unleaded gasoline.

]]> By: XuYu http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/comment-page-1/#comment-339209 XuYu Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:12:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/#comment-339209 So the free market corrected itself -- CHAULK UP ANOTHER WIN FOR THE FREE MARKET! So the free market corrected itself — CHAULK UP ANOTHER WIN FOR THE FREE MARKET!

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/comment-page-1/#comment-338505 Chris Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:05:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/#comment-338505 Someday, someone will write this same sort of article about glycol ethers. OK, third comment? ;) Someday, someone will write this same sort of article about glycol ethers.

OK, third comment? ;)

]]> By: Edward http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/comment-page-1/#comment-338435 Edward Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:19:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/09/the-story-of-ethyl/#comment-338435 Someday, someone will write this same sort of article about MTBE. Someday, someone will write this same sort of article about MTBE.

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