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The truth about “Gas-Saving” Products
So-called “Gas Saving Products”
You know the old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is”? Well, I think I can safely say that is true too for the great majority of so-called “gas-saving” products, and the federal Trade Commission (FTC) agrees:
Gas prices are up, and so is the volume of advertising for “gas-saving” products. When gasoline prices rise, consumers often look for ways to improve fuel efficiency. Although there are practical steps you can take to increase gas mileage, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns you to be wary of any gas-saving claims for automotive devices or oil and gas additives. Even for the few gas-saving products that have been found to work, the savings have been small.
On their website, they list by name hundreds of these “gas-saving” products that do not work, or provide only marginal fuel savings benefits. That allows you to see if you’ll be wasting your money on that “promising” gadget you saw on late-night TV.
The FTC also have good advice about “Gas-Saving” advertising claims, including the frequent “This gas-saving device is approved by the Federal government” one (which is completely bogus, by the way, as no government agency endorses gas-saving products for cars).
In addition the same page includes useful and real gas-saving tips under three main subjects:
- Drive more efficiently;
- Maintain your car;
- Consider buying a fuel efficient vehicle.
Be sure to check them out! Your purse will thank you for it.
For downloadable test reports of so-called “Aftermarket Retrofit Devices” that claim to improve fuel economy and/or reduce exhaust emissions, and have been evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency, go here.
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