In my opinion, this is an example of media cover-up. AAAworld published in the Sept/Oct 2004 issue an article "Snake Oil" I ask for permission to reproduce the article on my web page, AAA did not respond. The article had several statements that, in my opin 13113o1419n ion, were misleading and false:
"There was just one teensy-weensy problem: Less fuel meant less power, and the car accelerated with all the alacrity of a garden snail." (This quote refers to the Pogue carburetor. Ford Motor Co. in, 1936, made several test of this 171 mpg carburetor.)
""We scour the Earth for ways to save gasoline," says Roger Clark, a senior manager at General Motors' Tech Center." (The president of General Motors stated, in 1929, "We expect 80 mpg by 1939.")
""The grief our engineers go to in order to save a mile per gallon would blow you away," says Paul Williamsen, a manager with Toyota." (An English newspaper published, in 2003, information about a 75 mpg Toyota diesel.)
I responded to the article and AAAworld acknowledged my response. When AAAworld did not publish my response, I wrote to:
Robert L. Darbelnet
President and CEO AAA
Heathrow, FL
Unfortunately, this letter, and other files, was lost when a virus attacked my computer.
The response to my letter to Mr. Darbelnet was received from:
Brian Case
Editor-in-Chief
AAA World
Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Case's letter and my response are here . Mr. Case did not respond to my letter.
If you would like to contact AAA:
AAA has known about Tom Ogle and his 100-mpg achievement with a V-8 since 1980. Richard F. Curry, Director, Department of Environment and Energy, AAA sent me a clipping from the El Paso Journal. Yet AAA would not publish my rebuttal to the "Snake Oil' article.
Some previous AAA contacts.
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