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Main Title

Second EPA evaluation of the platinum gasaver device under Section 511 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act /

CORP Author

Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, MI. Test and Evaluation Branch.

Publisher

Test and Evaluation Branch, Emission Control Technology Division, Office of Mobile Sources, Environmental Protection Agency,

Year Published

1991

Report Number

EPA/AA/TEB/511/91/01; EPA-AA-TEB-511-91-1; PB92104413

Stock Number

PB92-104413

OCLC Number

45607250

Subjects

Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas ; Automobiles--Pollution control devices ; Automobiles--Fuel consumption

Additional Subjects

Automobiles ; Fuel consumption ; Technology assessment ; Exhaust emissions ; Platinum ; Air pollution control equipment ; Road tests ; Evaluation ; Platinum gasavers

Internet Access

Description	Access URL
	https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9100XYQU.PDF

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified	Checkout Status
ELCD	EPA AA-TEB-511-91-1		NVFEL Library/Ann Arbor, MI	12/19/2011	DISPERSAL
ESAD	EPA 0817		Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA	12/29/2000
NTIS	PB92-104413	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

6 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Abstract

The report announces the conclusions of the EPA evaluation of the Platinum Gasaver Device under the provisions of Section 511 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act. The second evaluation of the Platinum Gasaver device was conducted upon the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The unit is a vapor bleed device. It functions by bleeding a mixture of air and 'platinum concentrate' through a 'T' connection that is installed in the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) line. It is claimed to reduce emissions, improve fuel economy, raise the octane of gasoline, and extend engine line. Three typical vehicles were tested at the EPA's Motor Vehicle Emission Laboratory. The basic test sequence included 2,000 miles of mileage accumulation, replicate Federal Test Procedures (FTP) and replicate Highway Fuel Economy Tests (HFET). The test sequence was conducted both without and with the Platinum Gasaver installed. The overall conclusion from these tests is that the Platinum Gasaver device did not significantly change vehicle emissions or fuel economy for either the FTP or the HFET.

Notes

Technical report. Cover title. "July 1991." "EPA/AA/TEB/511/91/01."

Place Published

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Supplementary Notes