New invention could benefit RVers.
A Highland Park Illinois teenager has invented a device which can increase our fuel economy by 10% to 20%. Read the Scientific American article here.
Forum Discussion
Anyone who has worked in a wind tunnel studying ground vehicles has seen how much drag can be affected by the shapes of the front and back, extraneous items like air conditioners or rear view mirrors, windows (compare a school buses windows to a passenger plane) the ground clearance and smoothness of the underside, etc. etc. PS eleven degrees is a magic number :)
I applaud this youngster for his efforts, and predict he will go far just by applying well known principles.
However, the real impact would come from getting a number of large school districts (to make the carrot big enough) to issue fuel efficiency goals as part of their high volume bus acquisitions.
Take a look at these bus concepts.
I applaud this youngster for his efforts, and predict he will go far just by applying well known principles.
However, the real impact would come from getting a number of large school districts (to make the carrot big enough) to issue fuel efficiency goals as part of their high volume bus acquisitions.
Take a look at these bus concepts.
