Question: How many miles per gallon do you get while parked at a red light?

Many motorists are becoming a new breed of road warriors known as Hypermilers. These warriors compete to squeeze the very highest mile-per-gallon out of every ounce of gas their cars use.

The media has focused a great deal of attention on hypermiling drivers. Some Hypermilers claim they are able to boost the average miles-per-gallon of their Honda or Civic from 27 MPG to a more budget-friendly 40 mpg through the use of a few simple tactics.

Many of these tips, tricks and techniques to increase a car’s gas mileage has opened the doors to a plethora of gizmos claiming to boost MPG to new levels. However the sad fact is, most of these gizmos are nothing more than well-aged shams. Some of which have been around since the gas rationing days of World War Two.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an arm of the United States government monitors vehicle fuel efficiency, amongst other things. The EPA monitors gas-saving claims and tests products claiming to significantly affect gas mileage.

The EPA has not reported finding any so-called gas saving gimmicks that do what the gimmick claims. Using top secret additives or even magnets to your car’s gas tank is not likely to save you so much as a dime on gas.

EPA scientists test vehicle fuel consumption by simulating real-world driving conditions, then “virtually” take the car over a computerized course.

Over the years, the EPA have tested more than a hundred products that claim to increase fuel efficiency and thus save on gas.

These products fall into two categories—additives or gadgets. The most common are liquid additives you add to the gas tank. Then the gadgets that inject air into the carburetor and magnets that claim to change the molecular structure of gasoline.

In all it’s tests, the EPA says it has never found a single product that produced significant gas saving, let alone the humongous savings claimed. Given our governments propensity to distort and even hide truths from the public I tend to take that revelation with a pinch of salt.

It takes mere seconds with a search engine to turn up multiple pages of products making preposterous claims.

I easily found products with prices ranging from $20 to $200 being sold on numerous sites.

The spurious facts and figures used to make their sales have been exposed by the EPA long ago. Some of these products even try to shroud themselves with phony EPA approval by claiming to have been tested by “EPA-Certified Labs.”

But the truth is, the EPA does not certify labs neither does U.S. federal government endorse any gas-saving products for cars.

While the promise of stretching your gas dollar to the max can be awfully tempting. Especially when the promising product costs only around $20. Most will be benign at best, while some of the worst have been shown to cause severe engine damage. Consider this before spending money on some of these gas-saving schemes.

The real Hypermilers who actually get 40 miles per gallon out of a car rated for 27, are doing it with techniques as simple as coasting until a car runs out of acceleration. That’s not a pitch you can sell from a web page. The only real way to save gas is to turn off the engine.

Answer: None, Zero, Nada. ----------

Super Gas Saving Secrets Discover cheap gas by using better gas mileage tips. Become a super gas saver without using fuel saving devices. Save $500 a year beginning NOW! Let Justin Case http://www.hyperfuelsavingtips.com show you the only proven ways to save money at the gas pump with every fill up.