Many of us may have seen the advertisements vowing to show you how to “Run Your Car on Water,” for a fee, of course. We all know that water will not propel your car - as gas prices keep rising, this is one of the latest in internet money-scheming ideas.
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If you haven’t already figured this out, I’m naturally very suspicious of products that claim to “increase gas mileage” by installing a “device” on your car that performs some kind of black magic that we mortal humans are not to understand - just send in that $49.95 and keep your fingers crossed. Of course, there [...]
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A company called HYMOTION will modify your Prius Hybrid to give you up to 100 miles per gallon for 40 or so miles (meaning mostly battery propulsion). Hymotion will remove the Prius’ standard battery pack and replace it with an A123 HYMOTION L5 Plug In Module. All this (and more) for the low, low price [...]
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You’ve been behaving yourself on the road - no aggressive driving, obeying speed limits and planning each trip with care. Your car is in tip-top condition, tires inflated, excessive weight removed and all fluids changed at proper intervals. And, your gas mileage has increased noticeably and you’re pleased with the results - so far. The [...]
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Vortex Generators designed to create turbulence in the air intake tract of your car. According to information on the Turbonator website, this device “spins” the air so that it will more efficiently move around corners and mix with the fuel better than “flat” air in the combustion chamber. Claimed increases in gas mileage, about 10% [...]
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Can “hypermiling” boost your gas mileage?
Hypermiling, the practice of using extreme driving measures to get more miles per gallon, has been around for practically as long as cars have been chugging all over the earth. But it hasn’t been making the news until lately, as gas prices have been streaking up and up - more [...]
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Gas prices have hit another all time high this week. Is there any relief in sight? Probably not, at least in the short term. As long as crude oil continues its meteoric rise to well over $130/barrel (crude was about $65/barrel one year ago), gas prices will remain in the “ouch” category for a while.
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