Boat tails on trucks save fuel
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 11:28
in Physics & Chemistry
DELFT, Netherlands, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Tapered devices -- boat tails -- fitted on the rear of trucks can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 7.5 percent, scientists in the Netherlands said.
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