The road to better mileage: As much as a third of the fuel burned in today's vehicles is used to overcome 'wasteful friction.'

摘要

IT'S A GREAT TIME to be a tribologist in the automotive industry! The automotive industry, indeed, has historically provided much opportunity to those skilled in the arts of friction, lubrication and wear. However, the latest round of fuel economy standards enacted in the U.S. and consumer demand for higher efficiency in light of the increasing cost of fuel will absolutely require the best efforts of tribologists around the world.