Archive for the ‘Gas Saving Innovations’ Category

Hybrid Vehicles Quickly Pay For Themselves

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

We all know that the big perk of owning a hybrid vehicle is the fact you will get better gas mileage which, obviously, leads to a nice savings on the amount of money you spend on gas. Unfortunately, to gain the savings at the pump you will have to pay more ...

Fuel Economy Tip - Fill Your Tires With Nitrogen?

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Today's tip will hopefully help you increase your car's fuel economy by 1 to 2%. While that may not seem like much, over time, it'll definitely add up (assuming this theory is correct). Fill your tires with pure nitrogen as opposed to filling them up with "regular air." The last time I ...

New Transmission Could Increase Gas Mileage by 20 to 30 MPG

Monday, July 31st, 2006

It's amazing what you can find on the internet. Today, I came across an article about a lifelong inventor who has come up with a transmission that would improve gas mileage by 20 to 30 mpg. For a technical explanation of how the new transmission works in comparison to current transmissions, ...

Is This the Car of the Future? Let’s Hope!

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

I came across an interesting article about the Tesla Roadster, a battery powered sports car that is able to go from 0 to 60 in a little over three seconds. While hybrid cars are the current rage, they still have one fatal flaw - they still need gasoline. Regardless of the ...

A 100 MPG Car??

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

I found an interesting article today about how some car manufacturers are going to start to soup up their hybrids, enabling them to achieve even better gas mileage. For those of you who don't know how hybrids work, here is an excerpt from an article posted on About.com: "Hybrid cars work by ...