Unleaded gasoline

Unleaded gasoline is any gasoline that does not have TEL added to increase octane.

This accounts for the vast majority of gasoline in the market today, as the use of lead has largely been eliminated. The term "unleaded" effectively means "standard gasoline" at this point in most markets.

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