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A while back, we heard of the ugly, dimpled vehicle-wraps from FastSkinz, with the promise that the golf ball effect created by these dimples would help in increasing fuel efficiency by 20 percent. We didn’t believe it would work, and Popular...

BMW is on its way to equip its cars with a thermoelectric generator that could provide nearly five percent fuel savings. About thirty percent of energy wasted by an internal combustion engine goes through the exhaust, the technique involves using...

Add another one to the list of accessories that claim to magically increase fuel efficiency. FastSkinz from FastWraps claims, its use of “golf ball technology” can magically improve the aerodynamics of the car to provide 18-20 percent improvement.

Very recently we have discussed how the Hummer H6 has made its way on to the streets of Moscow and how the Hummer is mostly a vehicle that drinks too much of fuel and offers very little in terms of variation. Many who saw the latest H6 on the streets.

When it comes to judging vehicles on basis of fuel efficiency, vehicles from the US put up a poor show. The US ranks at the bottom of the list of industrialized nations when it comes to fuel-economy standards. All this may change if the legislation to...

US has good reasons to welcome all-new 2007 MINI Cooper for its high fuel efficiency. It could achieve fuel economy of 40 miles per gallon, against the standard goal for 30 miles per gallon. The MINI Cooper is capable of delivering fuel economy...

Mercedes-Benz is adding another diesel variant to its list of S-Class range. Its new eight-cylinder S 420 CDI model is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 CDI engine. This engine develops 235 kW (320 hp) of power at 3,600 rpm and 730 Nm (538 lb-ft) of peak...

National Renewable Energy Lab Researchers are working out of their skins to invent ways of saving fuel consumed by the air-conditioner of a vehicle. The researchers believe that if successful alternatives, such as ventilated seats are invented, it...

Despite a 75 per cent increase in gas prices this year, Americans have consumed 10 per cent more gasoline in the first half of this year. A ghastly discovery if one is to take note of the ever mounting fuel crisis. Can we blame the consumers for this?...

Anyone owning heavy vehicles will realize the extra investment needed to keep the machine running, eating up all profits made from it. However, researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has come out with a useful discovery that could help you.