Because of rising gas prices you may be looking for an easy way to improve your gas economy. You may be considering one of the many gas saving devices on the market. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission), has a warning: be very skeptical of claims made by the sellers and manufacturers of gas saving devices or additives. The federal government has evaluated over 100 fuel enhancing and fuel economy products and not a single one of them did what their advertising claimed. There are some common deceptive advertising claims used by manufacturers and suppliers of these alleged gas saving devices. Here are a some to watch out for. One product that was advertised heavily was "Fuel Saver Pro," a device that claims to be "EPA-approved." The ads read "High gasoline prices at the pump shouldn't scare you. They won't anymore with this new EPA-approved device." They claimed that for $89.95, plus $6.95 shipping and handling, you would realize a 27 percent increase in mileage. The fact is the Fuel Saver Pro hasn't been tested by the EPA and isn't EPA-approved. An EPA official has stated: "We've tested more than 100 fuel-saving devices over the last 25 years, most of them magnetic devices that wrapped around fuel lines - as if fuel is magnetic - and we haven't certified any of them because we haven't found one that works. Two devices were marginally beneficial, but were so expensive there wouldn't be any pay back." The EPA spokesmen also said that the sellers of this device manipulated the test they made their claim from to make sure they got the result they wanted. The maker used a short stop and go drive which uses a lot of gas, and compared it with a longer 25 minute trip on a high speed freeway. Naturally the results showed the highway trip had much better mileage. Of course this was due to the more economical method of driving at a constant speed on a highway versus a less economical drive in stop and go traffic. It had nothing to do with any device attached to the car. Sellers and manufacturers of fuel saving devices often state: "This auto fuel economy device is approved by the Federal government." No government agency endorses gas-saving products for cars. The most that can be claimed in advertising is that the EPA has reached certain conclusions about possible gas savings by testing the product or by evaluating the manufacturer's own test data. If the maker or seller of one of these devices states that it's product has been tested by the EPA, try and obtain a copy of the report. Alternatively you can go online and check for yourself at the EPA website epa.gov. Think about it, if the manufacturers and sellers of these devices are lying to you about government approvals and testing, what else are they lying about? Most probably they are lying about whether their product works. Don't become a victim of these deceptive tactics. Do not buy gas saving devices, they don't work!
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