{"id":110583,"date":"2009-12-29T03:01:04","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T08:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/aerodynamic-long-tail-improves-fuel-efficiency-15\/13678\/"},"modified":"2009-12-29T03:01:04","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T08:01:04","slug":"aerodynamic-long-tail-improves-fuel-efficiency-15-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/110583","title":{"rendered":"Aerodynamic long tail improves fuel efficiency 15 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/ecomodderboattailfuelextender.jpg\" alt=\"Ecomodder.com's Darin Cosgrove recently added this 1.37 tailpeice to his Pontiac Firefly t...\"><\/p>\n<p>While windtunnels have long been employed in aerospace and all forms of race engineering, we&#8217;re likely to see them employed more frequently in future in the quest for improved fuel efficiency from our automobiles. 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