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Chad Swiatecki

Man Reveals The Real Reason You Are Now Running Out Of Gas More Quickly. Is He Right?: ‘$40 Lasts 2 Days Now’

Somewhere between rising fuel prices, longer commutes, and the strange feeling that $40 now disappears in two days of driving, a growing number of drivers are convinced that something at the gas pump has fundamentally changed. One TikToker says he knows exactly what it is and wants drivers to prepare for the worst.

A popular clip from automotive-minded creator PokeChop (@poke_chop_) claims to set the record straight about changes in fuel requirements since the start of the war against Iran. The TLDR of it all is that older cars not engineered for ethanol fuel blends may be headed to the scrap yard in a hurry.

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