A number of new and innovative methods are being developed to reduce petrol fuel consumption in vehicles. When you are traveling over a bump road, the shock absorbers in your car absorbs the bumps. While this makes for a smoother ride, this energy is wasted. A US company(Levant Power Of Boston)has developed a system to convert it into electricity and used that for recharging the battery and use it for other purposes, results in petrol fuel savings of up to five per cent. Another company, E-Traction in the Netherlands, has fitted motor on the two rear wheels of trucks, eliminating the heavy transmission and gearing that soaks up power, the result is an amazing 40 per cent decrease in fuel consumption. Another technique being used is to fit rounded flairs or fins at the back of trucks that result in six per cent decrease in fuel consumption due to improved aerodynamics. Wasted engine heat has also been recycled to electricity by a number of companies in the UK and USA, resulting in significant fuel savings.
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