Friday, May 29, 2009

Fuel "saving" gadgets | fuel saving devices review

fuel saving devices review

I have worked in the car industry for over fifteen years, everything from development of novel fuel-efficient engines to mapping of production vehicles. In that time I've seen dozens if not hundreds of supposed "fuel saving devices" advertised. Without exception, I advise you not to buy them! Over and over again, a company starts selling a "miracle" fuel-saving product, which of course is supposedly revolutionary and different to every other product that's been offered in the past; over and over again, the product turns out to be bogus and buyers lose thousands (or even millions) of pounds / dollars. To the best of my knowledge, no "add-on" fuel economy device or product has ever demonstrated worthwhile savings, yet new ones are always being introduced to the market, and uninformed customers are easily taken in by the claims and marketing "hype".

I have no involvement with any of the companies selling these fuel "saving" devices, nor do I get any benefit if people don't buy them. But I'm an honest sort of guy who doesn't like to see people get ripped off, and felt it was time to explain the engineering truth behind the claims. I also object to the fact that some of these devices make emissions worse, which obviously is bad for people's health. Finally, as a car industry engineer, I resent the implication that my colleagues and I are "too stupid" to see the benefits of these fantastic planet-saving gizmos!

I haven't tested every one of them personally, but the physical processes they claim to use are well understood and I have sound practical and theoretical knowledge to go on. Anybody who doubts my views can find a mountain of supporting evidence in the technical literature, based on work by the many thousands of expert reserchers in the field. These are however my own personal views and not those of my employers.

Read more at: fuelsaving.info

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