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Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Mike Allen |
3 Gas Gadgets that Really Work: DIY Auto Gas is expensive, readers say, and the increased costs of driving have pushed them to desperation. There must be some way to improve our mileage, right?   |
Popular Mechanics
July 24, 2008
Mike Allen |
Building a DIY Fuel-Saving Gadget, Cheap Tech Gets Big Results For cars and trucks built before OBDII diagnostic ports were required by the EPA, you can make your own low-tech fuel-economy computer -- with a vacuum gauge that costs about twenty bucks! |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Mike Allen |
13 Must-Know Tricks to Max Out Your Road-Trip MPGs There are quite a number of things you can do to improve fuel economy. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Speeding Toward the Poorhouse Driving slower could save you 35% on gas. |
Popular Mechanics
August 6, 2008
Daniel Krach |
My Hydrogen-Powered Car Averages 40+ MPG, but I Want More After driving a hydrogen-powered car around for GM's Project Driveway test fleet for three months -- first receiving the keys, then getting used to it and eventually begging for more fill-er-ups -- I can finally appreciate what's it like to live free from gasoline. |
Popular Mechanics
May 22, 2008
Mike Allen |
7 More Fuel-Sipping Myths Debunked: Mechanic's Diary The real fear when gas prices get high may not be what you pay at the pump as the snake oil everyone's trying to sell outside of it. |
Popular Mechanics
May 22, 2008
Benjamin Jones |
10 Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips to Beat the Gas Crunch These simple tricks will definitely help you save fuel -- without ripping your car apart. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Mike Allen |
PM: Auto Clinic Expert Q & A Taking Apart Fuel Lines... How Is Instantaneous Fuel Mileage Calculated?... What "No. 1 Top Dead Center" Means When Replacing A Timing Belt... |
Popular Mechanics
February 2000
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Your Fuel Pump If there's anything over 60,000 miles on the odometer, but more commonly 100,000 plus, there's a good chance that the cause of this distressing no-start condition is an electric fuel pump that's no longer capable of forcing fuel forward with sufficient pressure... |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Do You Drive With a Lead Foot? If your gas consumption seems unreasonably high, or gasoline's taking a big bite out of your wallet, you might want to examine your car or your driving habits. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Crank Up Your Car's AC Here are some (possibly surprising) tips on using less gasoline. |
Boating
November 2005
Eric Colby |
The Boat Doctor Q The twin 225-hp Yamahas on my Pursuit 2870WA won't hold full throttle at 5400 rpm... Q My Mariah 202 Shabah powered by a MerCruiser 5.7L Alpha has 285 hours on it... Whenever my 1999 Sea Ray 270's fuel gauge registers below two-thirds, I can add about 5 to 10 gallons... etc. |
Boating
June 2008
Joe Friedman |
Go Green Controlling fuel spills isn't just another aspect of keeping the environment clean, it's a matter of keeping yourself out of trouble. Read on for nine quick and easy tricks to manage fuel spills. |
Popular Mechanics
August 7, 2008
Mike Allen |
Water-Powered Cars: Hydrogen Electrolyzer Mod Can't Up MPGs Water-powered cars continue to be the largest single topic taking over my in box. |
Popular Mechanics
May 29, 2008
Daniel Krach |
Why GM Let Me Drive Its New Hydrogen Car: Citizen Fuel Cell All I have to do is provide General Motors with critical feedback to further the development of its fuel cell program. -- with the okay to share the driving experience with the readers of Popular Mechanics over the next three months. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Mike Allen |
How to Use an Auto Scan Tool: Saturday Mechanic Use this tool to determine the reason why the check engine light in your car turned on. |
National Defense
February 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Tough War Lessons Force Military Vehicle Programs To Consider Fuel Efficiency Moving fuel to and around battle zones that have no "front lines" has an extraordinarily high price in terms of money and lives. |
Chemistry World
October 2011 |
Fuelling the Future Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Fleet Management Solution Saves Land O'Lakes $500,000 in Fuel Costs Combination of technology and new driving technique lead to significant cost reductions. |
Adventure
September 2006
Karen Catchpole |
Pump It Up: How to Find the Best Fuel Prices These days there's no such thing as cheap fuel. However, pack these tips on your next road trip and your fuel budget will go the extra mile, too. |
PC Magazine
July 2, 2008
Erik Rhey |
8 Geeky Ways to Save Gas There are several ways you can use your tech-savviness to stretch your gas dollar this summer. |
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel |
Improving Bad Driving Habits Can Lead to Fuel Savings in Military Vehicles Experts are focusing on smaller changes -- both to the vehicles and how they are operated. This includes taking a hard look at who is driving them. |
Popular Mechanics
September 15, 2008
Daniel Krach |
Living With Hydrogen, Gas Prices Become Incentive for Progress Getting to a future of hydrogen-electric hybrids that will wean us from gasoline for good will require more battery and fuel cell research and convincing Americans that $4/gallon gas can be a good thing. |
Entrepreneur
December 2006
Jill Amadio |
Best of Both Worlds The latest luxury cars combine comfort and fuel efficiency. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Save Money on Gas There are painless ways to keep gas costs under control. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Fuel Cell Industry Gains Traction Opportunity grows with increased desire for energy efficiency and awareness of climate change. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2007
John Rosevear |
Are You Ready for Winter Driving? Snowy roads and cold temperatures are hard on cars and drivers alike, but there are a few things you can do now to make things a little easier on both of you once the white stuff hits. |
Car and Driver
March 2004
Frank Markus |
Tech Stuff: Diesel's Last Stand? Diesels now offer superior performance, fuel economy, and longevity, but have CARB and the EPA made outlaws of them? |
Car and Driver
September 2006
Siler & Vanderwerp |
2007 BMW Hydrogen 7 Hydrogen-powered 7-series will be leased to U.S. government agencies in 2007. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2002
Paul Weissler |
Today's Tuneup/Version 2002 While it has changed significantly -- even in the last seven or eight years -- the concept of a tuneup itself is anything but gone. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Jay Leno |
Leno's Tank Car Gets an Upgrade: Jay Leno's Garage The Tonight Show host resorts to modern engine technology to squeeze more power and gas mileage out of his M-47 Patton tank-engine car. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Susannah Patton |
Bye-Bye Batteries Imagine chatting on your cell phone for months at a time without recharging it. Or taking a laptop on a weeklong business trip without a battery or power cord. That's the goal of scientists around the world working to perfect tiny fuel cells using microtechnology engineering. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Megan Sever |
Fuel Economies, Part II In a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey, hybrid buyers listed "excessive fuel consumption" as a top complaint against the alternative vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
July 16, 2009
Mike Allen |
Why We Should Measure by Gallons per Mile, Not Miles per Gallon The gallons-per-mile system makes it easier to see that our efforts to reduce petroleum consumption and carbon emissions should focus on removing from the fleet the vehicles that have the poorest economy. |
U.S. CPSC
December 14, 2001 |
DeVilbiss Air Power Recalls Porter-Cable Portable Generators A small hole in the generator's fuel tank, where it mounts to the frame, can leak fuel and pose a fire hazard to consumers... |
Popular Mechanics
August 2004
Mike Allen |
Fixing Faulty Cruise Control Cruise control is a terrific device that substantially reduces the driver's workload on long trips and can save substantial amounts of fuel and expense over the life of the vehicle--until it stops working. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
David Schneider |
A Fuel-Economy Gauge for the Rest of Us Most cars control their fuel electronically. Here's how to tap into that signal. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
Diesel Cars: 6 To Choose From Diesels used to be notorious for poor performance and smoky black emissions, but that's all changed. |
Metropolis
April 2007
Michael Silverberg |
Deconstructions: Ford Airstream Concept Vehicle A hydrogen-electric prototype out of Detroit brings fuel cells closer to the U.S. auto industry. |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Power Homes, Vehicles in Japan Next year, companies including Panasonic, Toshiba and Toyota will begin selling residential fuel cell systems across the nation, says Hisashi Yano, director of the Japan Hydrogen Fuel Cell demonstration park. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Lawrence Ulrich |
Top Tech Cars 2013: Mazda6 Japan unveils the diesel engine with the least compression. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2011
John Petersen |
Distinguishing HEV Efficiency From Plug-In-Vehicle Waste The problem with plug-ins. Regardless of chemistry, advanced batteries are terrible things to waste because they require prodigious inputs of scarce mineral resources and are difficult to recycle economically. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Washington's Latest Regulatory Target: The Gas Gauge Congress is exploring ideas on how to improve the fuel efficiency of over-the-road trucks and other transportation vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
October 1, 2009
Nick Chambers |
Should the US Tax Mileage or Fuel?: Guest Analysis It's no surprise that proposals for new types of taxes on seemingly free highways -- traditionally paid for by gas taxes and tolls -- are causing an uproar. |
Boating
October 2006
Dan McCosh |
Corn Dogs Ethanol still has a few tricks left to make your boating life interesting. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
Jason Moser |
Heartland Express Keeps On Trucking A look at Heartland Express' first-quarter earnings. |
Technology Research News
May 18, 2005 |
Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells. |
Food Engineering
October 29, 2008 |
Fuel cell decreases plant's external energy requirements The 1.2 megawatt fuel cell power plant is now the biggest power source for the Pepperidge Farm in Bloomfield, CT, which is now also the largest single commercial fuel cell power plant in the US. |
National Defense
February 2009
Matthew Rusling |
High-Tech Vehicles Promise Fuel Savings -- Years From Now For the Army, trying to cut its fuel use to significantly lower levels is simply not possible with its current fleet. Its old, gas-guzzling engines can be tweaked, but real fuel economy requires a shift to hybrid-electric technology |
Popular Mechanics
March 27, 2009
Mike Allen |
Why Water Won't Improve Your MPG: A PM and Dateline NBC Investigation Over the years, I've tested plenty of gadgets that purport to reduce fuel consumption. None of them worked. None. |
