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Team from GM, Ford, FCA reviews how to calculate engine efficiency benefits of high octane fuels

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Alcohol and gasoline-alcohol blends also offer efficiency benefits independent of their octane value. The concept of an “effective octane number” calculates overall knock resistance of fuel in modern engines, including the effects of charge cooling. —Leone et al. —Leone et al. —Leone et al. 5b01420.

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