What's in your tank?
It's Huiming Li's job to be informed what kind of fuel Chinese drivers put in their cars. She's Asia official of Hart Energy Consulting, a group combined to the International Fuel Calibre Center (IFQC) which tracks nutriment quality specifications and policies worldwide. China has three gasoline grades, namely RON (examination octane number) 90, RON 93 and RON 97: The figures make one think the octane number and quality of each downgrade pass.
Larger cities like Beijing have switched to RON 93 and RON 97 because of higher required for higher octane grades: more suited to newer vehicles and sybaritism cars. It's common to see drop octane grades in the country's hinterlands, says Huiming, who also explains that petrol prices odds lower in China than elsewhere due to State subsidies.
Does China still use leaded petrol?
No, leaded gasoline was officially phased out by July 2000. A deviant range of oxygenates and octane boosters are in use accustomed to to replace lead including ethanol, methanol and alkylates.