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The motor-fuel industry features a wide array of acronyms and technical vernacular. Here are some of the common acronyms and phrases you might encounter:
API: American Petroleum Institute
B100: 100% Biodiesel
CARB: California Air Resources Board
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CNP: Card-not-present
CVM and CVR: Card verification methods and results
DAC: Data authentication code
DEF: Diesel Exhaust Fluid
DOT: Department of Transportation
E0: Pure gasoline
E10: 10% denatured ethanol; 90% gasoline blendstock
E15: 15% denatured ethanol; 85% gasoline blendstock
E25: 25% denatured ethanol; 75% gasoline blendstock
E85: Marketing term for high-blend ethanol 51% – 83%
E100: Pure ethanol fuel
EMV: Europay, MasterCard & Visa
EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EVR: Enhanced Vapor Recovery
FDEQ: Florida Department of Environmental Quality
FFV: Flex-Fuel Vehicle
Hybrid card: A card that contains an EMV chip and a magnetic stripe
ICC: Integrated circuit card
iCVV: ICC Verification Value
ISD: In Station Diagnostics
NACS: National Association of Convenience Stores
NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OUST: Office of Underground Storage Tanks
PAN: Primary account number
PEI: Petroleum Equipment Institute
POS: Point of Sale
RFA: Renewable Fuels Association
RFS: Renewable Fuel Standards
RIN: Renewable Identification Number
RVO: Renewable Volume Obligation
SEPA: Single Euro Payments Area
STI: Steel Tank Institute
STP: submersible turbine pump
Technical fall-back: A circumstance in which a chip cannot be used and another type of entry — such as magnetic-stripe read or PAN key — is used to complete a transaction
TRM: Terminal Risk Management
UL: Underwriters Laboratories
ULSD: Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel
UST: Underground Storage Tank
VMT: Vehicle Mileage Tax
