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FUEL SAVING * USA
* Military research could improve fuel economy in cars and trucks
(Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher / Bloomberg - A tank returns to Texas from overseas deployment in April. In Warren, staff is testing a system to use exhaust heat to power a tank’s computer)
Southfield ,TXS,USA -Bloomberg News/The Detroit News, by Jeff Green -May 31, 2012: ... The auto industry has a long tradition of adapting military technology to improve civilian vehicles, said John Wolkonowicz, an independent auto analyst in Boston who specializes in automotive history... Boosting fuel economy has become a high priority for automakers, which face a doubling of efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025 or risk fines. Among U.S. car-shoppers' priorities, mileage soared to the top of the list, surpassing reliability, a good deal and exterior styling, according to a survey by researcher J.D. Power and Associates... All major automakers devote billions of dollars to research fuel efficiency and alternative technology. The military is focusing on many of the same ideas at the $60 million lab, such as batteries that use different chemical combinations for longer range and perfecting fuel cells that convert hydrogen into electricity without pollution... The military research offers the possibility of breakthroughs that may also someday benefit Ford and Chevy cars and trucks... More-efficient cooling means better durability for the 60,000-pound war machine, just as it does for a 5,000-pound Ford F-150 pickup...
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