Radio NZ: NZ inventors have high hopes for fuel efficiency device

NZ inventors have developed a device which allows drivers to improve their performance and reduce their fuel usage.

The device measures breaking and acceleration patterns, which can then be analysed.

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“The device relays a driver’s brake and accelerator movements to a computer, which analyses the data, which is used to assist driver training.

“Boomrock spokesperson, Peter Sheppard, says drivers generally reduce their fuel usage by about 30% to 40% once they’re given specific training.”