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ABC News video: tiny device will triple your mileage, or so they say

Can a small device double or triple your car's gas mileage? ABC News/Good Morning America did a report (see video below the fold) on high gas prices and they found an inventor who claims his Mileage Master can perform that feat. As I detailed in the Mythbusters article on fuel economy devices, some of those amazing fuel saving technologies you hear about are in fact real but are based on known technology. The Mileage Master, by Fred Crane, from descriptions in the report, sounds like regular old cylinder deactivation. Cylinder Deactivation is ... Read more →

LA 2007: Chevrolet Impala E85, now in two sizes Sam Abuelsamid

Click to enlarge the Impala The base 3.5L V-6 in the Chevrolet Impala has been capable of running on gasoline or E85 for a couple of years now. For the 2008 model year, GM is adding flex-fuel ...

ABC News video: tiny device will triple your mileage, or so they say 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

LA 2007: Chevrolet Impala E85, now in two sizes 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge the Impala The base 3.5L V-6 in the Chevrolet Impala has been capable of running on gasoline or E85 for a couple of years now. For the 2008 model year, GM is adding flex-fuel capability to the larger 3.9L V-6 as well. In California and the northeast states, the standard 3.5L is not ...

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