International Fuels News
Tuesday December 7, 2005 9:00 AM Eastern Time
International Fuel Technology Announces That Its DiesoLIFT™ Fuel Additive Achieved an 8.0% Improvement in Fuel Economy in Independent Testing at South Africa's Government Owned Armscor Test Facility, Gerotek
The Tests Were Conducted at Constant Speed Using a 20-Ton Truck and Demonstrated Continued Improvement in Fuel Economy Over Increased Test Distance Under Controlled Conditions
ST. LOUIS – December 7, 2005 – International Fuel Technology Inc. (OTC BB: IFUE), a fuel science and research company, today announced that it completed extensive independent testing at South Africa’s Gerotek Test Facility. The tests results showed that the use of DiesoLIFT™ consistently improved fuel economy by 8.0% when the test truck operated at 80 km/hour and 5.5% when the test truck operated at 60 km/hour.
The testing at Gerotek was performed under controlled conditions using a 20-ton V 10 diesel truck. The truck ran on an oval track at constant speeds of 80 km/hour (approximately 50 mph) and 60 km/hour (approximately 37 mph). Five separate test runs were conducted totaling 3,000 km (approximately 1,900 miles).
Gerotek Test Facilities, a division of government-owned Armscor Business (Pty) Ltd, is a multi-purpose independent test facility with headquarters in South Africa. Gerotek is used extensively by the transport and motor industries in South Africa for all forms of independent testing and ratification. Gerotek is a South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accredited institution and South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) approved.
Ian Hurst, IFT’s Technical Development Manager, said, “We are pleased with the results we achieved at Gerotek. They are similar to the independent test results we have already achieved at Southwest Research Institute (U.S.) and Prodrive (U.K.). What has also been consistent in all our testing is the constant improvement that occurs the longer the additive is used. The additive cleans the carbon deposits from the engine (the detergency effect of IFT’s surfactant technology) and lubricates the engine causing less friction on moving parts. The cumulative impact of improving detergency and lubrication as well as atomization of the fuel results in the increased fuel savings. Our independent testing has consistently demonstrated this. In addition, the testing at Southwest also measured and showed reductions in CO2 gases. The meaningful results of our independent testing are clearly having a positive effect on our commercialization efforts all over the world.”
Charles Stride, President of IFT’s distribution partner, Fuel Technologies Ltd’s (FTL), said, “FTL commissioned the Gerotek testing to measure the impact of DiesoLIFT™ on the diesel fuel used in South Africa and to advance our commercialization efforts in the African continent. We anticipate that these tests results will provide FTL with the technical credibility it needs to aggressively market IFT’s products throughout Africa.”
Dion Friedland, Chairman of FTL, added, “High oil and diesel prices mean that industries and governments can make meaningful savings to their fuel expenditures by using DiesoLIFT™ while earning Kyoto credits for reduction of CO2 gases. The fuel savings achieved by DiesoLIFT™ are very compelling considering that the savings achieved not only pay for the additive but also contribute significantly to the bottom line.”
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