Magnetic gas mileage extender
On a recent trip, a fellow RVer showed me a magnet that he says extends his mileage by 20%. I researched it, found many products, and many COMMERCIAL-STYLE claims, but, not convinced that it really wo...
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From the EPA:
www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/420f11036.pdf
This FTC publication about aftermarket fuel mileage devices/products is also interesting:
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/autos/aut10.pdf
The bottom line is if any of these "inventions" actually worked as claimed, they would have submitted them for EPA verification and become instant billionaires. Save your money...
You may see advertisements for devices that heat, magnetize, ionize, irradiate, or add metals to your vehicle’s fuel lines and purport to increase your vehicle’s fuel economy and reduce exhaust emissions. EPA testing and engineering analysis of such devices to date has shown no substantive effect on fuel economy or exhaust emissions.
www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/420f11036.pdf
This FTC publication about aftermarket fuel mileage devices/products is also interesting:
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/autos/aut10.pdf
The bottom line is if any of these "inventions" actually worked as claimed, they would have submitted them for EPA verification and become instant billionaires. Save your money...
