Although the price of gas at the pumps has eased significantly, thanks to the lowering of the price of crude in international markets, there is still much to be concerned about. For one, there is the global economic downturn that pretty soon we will all be feeling significantly. Now is the time to be saving money and for looking at ways to cut costs.

Gasoline (for our cars) accounts for a large portion of our household budget. Therefore, if we can lower our consumption, find fuel saving options, and increase our gas mileage, we’ll be in a good position to weather the coming economic storm.

Currently, there are many options available to increase fuel savings and gas mileage. If you are into alternative fuels, you can make your own bio diesel, or even modify your car to use Liquefied Petroleum Gas or (LPG), which burns more cleanly than regular fuels, and is much more earth friendly.

But if major savings is what you are after, there are two technologies that may give you the double take. One is available already, while the other is in the experimental stages – Hydro Assist Fuel Cell (HAFC) technology and Pre-Ignition Catalytic Converter (PICC) technology.

What is HAFC?

Hydro Assist Fuel Cell technology is a two-part fuel efficiency system. First, it extracts a hydrogen-oxygen mixture from water through ionization using the electricity created by the engine. This hydrogen-oxygen, called Brown’s Gas, is added to the fuel mixture before it is burned in the engine. It is obvious that you can save a lot because part of your fuel comes from water, which is free.

The HAFC system also uses several powerful magnets to ionize the gasoline and break it down to smaller molecules that burn more rapidly. Better gasoline plus explosive brown’s gas yields a very potent fuel mixture. It is a more explosive mixture, meaning more power, less greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately uses less fuel.

Based on early studies, HAFC system has the potential to produce gas savings of at about 50%.

What is Pre-Ignition Catalytic Converter?

PICC or Pre-Ignition Catalytic Converter system is an experimental fuel improvement system that is in the developmental stage. But this early, it promises to up gas mileage by a potential 5x more.

Catalytic converters are not new, not by a long shot. These are already installed in the car’s emission systems and used for cleaning post engine emissions by breaking down the large gas molecules left un-burnt in your engine. This breaks the fuel into smaller particles that can be incinerated in the tailpipe.

The PICC is simply the same system – but in reverse. Instead of the fuel being broken down after being used in the engine, the PICC system breaks it down pre-engine use. Gas burns better in vapor form indeed gas will only burn when it is a gas. Break down gas further and theoretically, the fuel will be more explosive, burn easier and more powerfully necessitating less fuel injected into the engine.

The best part about these two is that they can be used side by side, and together these technologies promise to revolutionize the automotive industry, not to mention keeping more dollars in your pocket.

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