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
westend wrote:
Good effort by the young man but it certainly isn't a decrease in fuel savings for ALL vehicles and I doubt school buses would even see those numbers. Around here, in suburbia, the buses are operated on side streets at low speeds and make frequent stops and starts. Not the best test situation for aerodynamics.
You are correct (the adverse) TYPO, it should read the average bus does not go fast enough for aerodynamics to come into play. The Volt that I own begins to loose significant efficiency at about 50 MPH, my guess is aerodynamics do not come into play till a bus reaches a speed of 40 MPH.
(aerodynamics come into play the minute a vehicle starts moving, I am talking about a significant effect which I am WAG at 40 MPH)
