This test used 87 octane pump gasoline. The gasoline was CARB E10 87 octane regular-grade pump gas provided by Clean Fuel Resources. The two gallons provided were divided into two one-gallon containers. The first container was then marked as baseline fuel.
The second container was treated with 2 ml of the XBEE gas additive. The treated fuel then sat for three hours before being introduced into the vehicle’s fuel tank.
Without Xbee | With Xbee | Difference (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| PM – Particulate Matter (gr/mile) | 0.022 | 0.017 | -22.70 |
| THC – Total Hydrocarbon emissions (gr/mile) | 1.375 | 0.934 | -32.10 |
| CO – Carbon Monoxide (gr/mile) | 21.684 | 18.891 | -12.9 |
| NO – Nitrogen Dioxide (gr/mile) | 0.118 | 0.131 | +11.0 |
| CO2 – Carbon Dioxide (gr/mile) | 42.48 | 41.42 | -2.50 |
| MPG – Miles per Gallon | 109.51 | 119.55 | -9.20 |
CEE ran three baseline hot-start tests with the baseline fuel. CEE then ran three hot-start tests with the XBEE treated fuel. In the third test with XBEE, the motorcycle acted as though it was running out of fuel during the high acceleration.
The motorcycle then cleared up and ran fine for the remainder of the cycle. The result of the motorcycle running poorly caused the hydrocarbons to go up significantly. Therefore the third test data with XBEE was not used in calculating the averages.
The results were positive in that a reduction in HC, CO, CO2, and PM occurred. In addition, the fuel economy also went up.
