Demand for cleaner-burning engines requires automakers to constantly test and re-test new powertrain combinations to meet tough legislative emissions requirements. Variances in regional fuels means automakers must be able to access the proper reference fuels quickly and accurately, to meet compliance.

Gage’s Test Fuel Division provides its customers with more than 1,000 different blends of gasoline for automotive test uses over the last five years. These fuels not only represent regional fuel configurations from North America, Europe, South America and the Asia/Pacific region, they also include gasoline alternatives such as ethanol and gasoline with additives like MTBE.

As new gasoline blends evolve worldwide, Gage’s R&D laboratory will continue to develop and deliver these reference fuels for its customers, creating a test fuel reference library that allows for fast, accurate access to reference fuel configurations.