Getting More Miles To The Gallon -- Fast

Getting More Miles To The Gallon -- Fast

Summary of Technologies today available to make cars use less gas.

1. Lighter material reduce weight by 10% get around 5% increase in fuel efficiency.
   
2. reduce air drag could increase effeciency by 3%
   
3. Six Speeds from only four could reduce fuel usage by 7%
   
4. Smarter Engines (like using only 4 of the 8 cylinders while on the highway at cruising speed.) could save another 5%
   
5. Biggest SAVINGS Reduce cars burning gasoline at an IDLE while sitting at a RED LIGHT. 15% of gas is wasted sitting idling at RED LIGHTS. This is the most brilliant part of the Prius - it turns its engine off at an standstill like at RED LIGHTS. The technology is called a STARTER GENERATOR that Spins the Engine quickly up to speed when the person takes their foot off the brake. This technology could save the BIGGEST AMOUNT OF GASOLINE: 10%!!!
   

   
   My thoughts:
   WHOOPDEE DOO!!! They forgot about my Tornado air intake attachment which gives another 1-2 %... This is great technology but if we just replaced the damn RED LIGHTS with roundabouts 98% of the idling standstill traffic would be removed. Saving the closer to the full 15% now wasted as well as the electrical bills from all those shitty RED LIGHTS. That has got to be about $100,000 per intersection replaced per year, times the number of intersections replaced. That is Massive SAVINGS!!!
   
   
   When will people see!!! Roundabouts, Now!!! Roundabouts, Now!!! Roundabouts, Now!!! Roundabouts, Now!!!
   
   
   - TMF