Archive for October 10th, 2008
Cheap Car Insurance: Is It a Good Idea?
The cost of living is soaring, and wages have not been able to keep up. People are now spending a larger portion of their pay for everyday living expenses and necessities than in the free-spending day
INTERNET FRENZY: BURN WATER-BOOST MILEAGE
Recently I came upon a site that said I could indeed increase my gas mileage by adding water to my gas. Hummmm:.sounds like a good idea to me and I love getting great gas mileage especially in this day and age of the $4.00 a gallon, plus gasoline! So, I decided that I would really check out this site. Upon my internet arrival there was a movie that told me about this new concept and how I could help clean up our atmosphere. Of course, I want to do everything possible for my children and grandchildren to have clean, fresh air. Further research told me, by golly gee, these people could really be on to something! And, if nothing else, they do have a money back guarantee within 60 days. So, why not? I noticed that they had many different things on this site pertaining to why the IRS could refund you some money (I like that!) What to do in winter for us Northern people (one of my main concerns). Free Books and Tech support. Just what else could you ask for? From a gals point of view this looks to be somewhat simplistic. So I’m sure that a strong, macho man should be able handle this project with ease. It also states that it can be removed in 60 seconds. That it will boost my performance all the while cleaning up the smog that we breathe every day! I think I’ll give this a try. What about you? http://4katie.water4gas.hop.clickbank.net
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Buying And Selling Cars with Ease
Whether you are buying a car or selling one, you know how frustrating it can be. You need to find a buyer or a car quickly, but there are so many marketing options available. Which ones are the most e
8 Tips To Save On Gas
Tip #1: This is the easiest tip to save on fuel. Most car tires recommend 32 psi for their inflation. No matter car tire or truck tire, any tire can safely hold five extra pounds of air. In the summer time inflate your tires on your car to 35psi. This will make the car ride a little harder but makes a difference in your fuel mileage. Tip #2: Air conditioning on modern cars has been proven to not decrease fuel mileage. When you are on the highway have your windows up and run your air conditioning. Having your windows down creates drag and can hurt your fuel mileage by almost 1 mile per gallon. Tip#3: For every 100lbs you have in your car trunk or your truck’s bed decreases your fuel mileage by up to 1 mile per gallon. Remove any unnecessary objects from the trunk of your car or the bed of your truck. Tip#4: Change your air filter. If your air filter is older than 2 years old it will most likely be clogged thereby decreasing your fuel mileage. Tip#5: Change your motor oil using Royal Purple synthetic. This will Increase your fuel mileage by as much as 3 miles per gallon. Tip#6: Fetch Fuel Catalyst is an add-on after market part that costs less than 200 dollars, and is guaranteed for over 100,000 miles. This device re-refines the gasoline, increasing its octane rating. With this installed, you can easily expect up to a 13% increase in your MPG. Tip#7: Simplest tip of them all:Drive as though there is an egg under your gas pedal. Leave a light gradually, reaching the speed you need to be at, and try to maintain that speed at a steady pace. Tip#8: The best fuel mileage your car can achieve is at the bottom of top gear. If you have a four speed automatic transmission your overdrive gear engages between 42-45mph. At this speed, is the best mileage your car can possibly achieve. On the highway, every mile an hour you travel faster than 70mph burns half a gallon more fuel then you were at 70mph. If you would like to save even MORE on fuel, try out this great product:
Run Your Car On Water
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Economical Commuting…
With gas prices on the rise, more and more people are turning to motorbikes as a method of transportation. With fuel economies ranging from 29mpg to 107mpg, its not hard to see why. Simply by choosin
Local Firm Cleaning the Air for Beijing Olympics
Posted: 03/10/2004 at 12:00:00 AM PST
by Larry M. Edwards
SAN DIEGO — Four years from now, when athletes from around the world descend on Beijing, China, for the 2008 Olympics, the air quality will be noticeably better due to reduced emissions from the city’s buses and other vehicles. The same will be true in Shanghai for soccer’s World Cup in 2010.
The cleaner air will be due in large part to a local manufacturer of a fuel additive that reduces exhaust emissions 30 to 40 percent or more.
The additive is an ester-based product dubbed Ethos Fuel Reformulator and is produced by Ethos Environmental Inc. in South San Diego.
“The air quality regulations there are comparative to the 1950s here, so we are a solution for them,” said Ethos President Enrique De Vilmorin. “If you take 15 percent off the emission rolls in any city, you’re going to make a difference.”
And with the price of gas at record levels in this country, Americans can also benefit from using the product, its proponents say.
In some cars, the addition of Ethos FR has improved gas mileage 50 percent or more, but the company’s official line calls for a 7 to 19 percent improvement, depending on a number of factors, De Vilmorin said.
He stresses that a person’s driving habits have a huge effect on gas mileage, so someone who drives with a lead foot on the accelerator is not going to see the improvement that someone driving more conservatively will.
But it’s the reduced emissions he really wants to talk about, not improved mileage.
“That’s really the only fair way to do a test, because there are a lot of variables that affect gas mileage,” he said. However, because reduced emissions means that more of the fuel is converted into energy rather than going out the exhaust pipe, that also translates to reduced fuel consumption and improved gas mileage.
It pays for itself not only in lower fuel costs, he said, but because it will extend the life of the engine, and it will increase the likelihood of a vehicle passing the state-mandated smog test.
The product works because it is a super lubricator, explains Jerry Schnitzius, the general manager of Pacific Waste Services, the San Diego division of Allied Waste Industries, the second-largest trash collection company in the nation.
For three years, Allied has been adding Ethos FR to its truck fuel, reducing exhaust emissions, fuel consumption and maintenance costs. The product is also added to the power steering and transmission fluids.
“We’re absolutely sold on it,” Schnitzius said. “It reduced emissions from our trucks by 65 percent.
“It saves us money,” he added. “It’s also the right thing to do.”
Two years ago, Allied received the Earth Day Corporate Award for making a difference to the environment and saving valuable resources, including money, crediting Ethos FR.
The company’s cars have benefitted from about a 10 percent improvement in gas mileage, Schnitzius said.
The ester-based Ethos FR removes carbon deposits and cleans and lubricates an engine’s internal parts without using petroleum-derived solvents.
An ester is a tiny molecule that is smaller than a hydrocarbon, so it penetrates hydrocarbon residue and breaks it up, sending it out the exhaust pipe.
“It’s a cleaning process; it gets between the carbon and the metal and the carbon falls away,” De Vilmorin, adding that it’s good for environment because 99.999 percent of the product is consumed during engine combustion.
Esters occur in nature, and the primary one used by Ethos Environmental originated in palm oil, although the company develops its esters synthetically.
“Otherwise, we’d have to cut down all the palm production in Central and South America,” he chuckled.
However, even being in an environmentally conscious country and state that have mandated clear-air policies, most of Ethos Environmental’s business is with foreign customers.
“Our sales are 10 times greater outside the United States,” De Vilmorin said. “We have huge sales in China, Taiwan, South America and Europe.”
The company has strategic partnerships with Thai and Chinese governments, as well as deals with the national oil companies in Peru, Ecuador and Mexico. It has production plants in Malaga, Spain, and Bangkok, Thailand.
That’s not to say Ethos is not gaining recognition in the United States. The U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton is using the additive in the jet fuel that powers the huge LCAC air-cushion landing craft that transport equipment from ship to shore.
The Air Force is also initiating a product evaluation later this year.
De Vilmorin would not disclose the company’s annual sales, citing the “quiet period” preceding the company’s initial public offering, slated for sometime in the next few months.
However, the company is “fine financially,” he said. “We’re not in search for monies. We just need to take care of the private investors. It’s time they see some of the rewards.”
Ethos is also developing new engine technology, power sources that will significantly change the century-old internal combustion engine. “It’s very futuristic, and we probably won’t be around to make them, but the basis for the technology is already here,” he said.
The company, which has 40 employees, settled in San Diego in 1997 and began commerical production of the fuel reformulator after being snubbed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The product was patented in 1992, and De Vilmorin approached the EPA with the notion that the fuel reformulator could be used as an oxygenate added to fuels to reduce emissions. It would have replaced MTBE, which is now being phased out and replaced by ethanol.
But he got the cold shoulder in the nation’s capital. “We spent time chasing politicians down, but we found out they don’t spend much money. All they want is your money,” he said, pointing out that Archer Daniels Midland Co. spent more than $50 million getting bio-diesel approved for use.
AMD also just happens to be the largest producer of ethanol, a product whose value as a fuel additive is being scrutinized and has been described by some researchers as a “hoax.”
In July, Senator Dianne Feinstein asked the state and federal EPAs to investigate the use of ethanol-blended gasoline after smog levels in Los Angeles increased following the switch from MTBE-blended gasoline.
“Ethos does the same thing, and it’s better for the environment,” De Vilmorin said. “Technologies from 1980s were included in Clear Air Act of 1990, but today we’re 20 years down the road, and there other ways of making things more efficient.”
So why hasn’t this miracle product taken California by storm, especially in light of the record gas prices?
Ethos FR is offered sale to the public on the Ethos website for $19.95 a pint, but the company is not actively promoting it. The ratio is 1 to 1280, or one ounce per 10 gallons of fuel.
“It is packaged for consumer use, but marketing is too expensive. Sometime in the future I would suspect it’s going to be readily available to everybody, especially with the price of gas going up,” he said.
“We’re a quiet company,” he added. “We have a slogan, we’re an ethical company that has ethical customers, and we sell ethical products.”
Art F. Ledezma Brownsville, Texas 956-542-1061 Ironwoodal@aol.com www.Fuelpricemoney.com
Car stickers and GT stripes - next generation
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