Louisville Taking the Black Smoke Out of City Air; Mirenco Technology Helps City
Transit Lower Emissions, Save Fuel
RADCLIFFE, Iowa, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Concerned with the black diesel
exhaust pouring from some of its city buses, the Transit Authority of River City
(TARC) in Louisville, Ky. decided to attack its pollution problem. TARC turned
to Mirenco (OTC Bulletin Board: MREO - news) technology to cut the black smoke
and eliminate fuel waste in the TARC fleet.
TARC installed DriverMax® on 100 buses and watched the smoke disappear. After
one year of using DriverMax, TARC eliminated 11,000 pounds of harmful emissions
while saving 43,000 gallons of fuel. Iowa-based Mirenco, in conjunction with the
Department of Energy, developed this computerized throttle modulating system
with the goal of reducing pollution, improving mileage and saving fuel.
DriverMax manages the throttle of a vehicle in real-time to eliminate waste
caused by a combination of natural engine degradation and imprecise driver
throttle control. The tangible results include minimized emissions, maximized
fuel savings, and extended vehicle life, all without a loss of vehicle
drivability or power.
"TARC is committed to doing whatever it can for cleaner air in the greater
Louisville community,'' said J. Barry Barker, executive director of TARC. "The
installation of DriverMax throttle modulators on buses with five to 11 years of
service is one of the initiatives we are pursuing, and we are pleased with the
results to date. Every reduction in air pollution levels is a plus for our area
in terms of public health and quality of life.''
Attacking the brown cloud that hovers over many U.S. cities is the mission of
DriverMax inventor Dwayne Fosseen. "We test the vehicles, define the problem,
install DriverMax and then measure results,'' says Fosseen. "If you see black
smoke coming out of the tailpipe, you are wasting fuel. We're the only company
that analyzes exhaust and provides a product that makes the changes necessary to
cut pollution and improve fuel mileage.''
As the driver depresses the throttle to the floor, DriverMax delivers only the
amount of fuel needed for acceleration. Excess fuel is reduced, eliminating the
majority of the exhaust emissions. After a unit is installed, DriverMax can be
reprogrammed to compensate for an aging engine's tendency to waste fuel.
Fosseen invented a form of DriverMax over a decade ago but it was the
partnership with the Department of Energy that made the device compatible for
all vehicles. DOE engineers designed a microprocessor that streamlined the
product and made it more affordable.
About Mirenco
Mirenco is a Radcliffe, Iowa-based Company that specializes in patented vehicle
management technology and consultative services for reducing vehicle emissions,
improving fuel economy and lengthening the service life of heavy-duty diesel
vehicles. More information is available at
www.mirenco.com, or via e-mail at
info@mirenco.com or by calling
800.423.9903.
Some of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking in
nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning Mirenco, Inc. can
be found within Mirenco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Statements in this release should be evaluated in light of this additional
information.
Contact Information:
Dwayne Fosseen
fosseen@mirenco.com
800-423-9903
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