The Ethos Challenge |

There is So much scam out there when it comes to products who promise to save on gas, that I felt compelled to document my experience with Ethos FR.

I first heard of Ethos FR in one of the networking meetings I attended. One of the attendees stood up and talked about it, along with a health juice he was selling. The story of the health juice sounded so absord that it made me think that Ethos fuel reformulator was nothing more than snake oil. Nonetheless, I wanted to work with the fellow and so I arrange to meet with him and purchase one of his Ethos bottles.

Now let me tell you a bit about my car:

it’s a Ford Probe, 1993  – my father in law’s first car. My husband loves this car and wants to turn it into a race car. When I came back from Argentina, in 2006, I didn’t have a car to drive (I wrecked my Honda just before I left) and so I started driving the Probe. It has been sitting in the driveway for about 3 years and so needless to say – it was missing some TLC big time.

When I started driving it, it got 200-210 mile per tank (depends on who was driving it, me or my hubby ).  With over 110,000 miles on it, the driving was hard, it wasn’t driving smoothly at all and it was surely wasn’t going to pass the Texas emission test.

The fellow from whom I bought Ethos fuel reformulator had a feeling that I didn’t think it would do anything to my car, and that I’d probably not going to use it. And so he poured it to my fuel and crankcase himself on the day I bought the bottle from him.

To my utmost surprise, a week and some later, I started getting around 280 miles per tank and the car started driving smoother. My engine’s temperature went down and driving became fun.

Gas prices started going up in 2006. In Austin, TX, price of regular fuel on Sept. 06 went up to $2.57 (remember those days?) and we started looking for solutions. With those gas prices, I was saving 70 mils extra per tank, which is about 5 gallons and $13.27 per fill up. You can tell I was pretty happy with the results so I kept using Ethos FR religiously in my car.

Almost 2 years later, gas prices are now almost $4/gallon and my car’s mileage improved even more. In the last few fill ups I’m getting an average of 330 miles per tank. Yeah, I was shocked too, so I started taking pictures:

Here’s my miles per tank on May 13th 2008:

And here’s the cost of fuel that day -

So my fuel savings on May 13th are $29.81 per fill up!

Here’s the calculation:

340 miles – 210 miles = 130 extra miles per tank
130 miles divided by 16.00 (my initial MPG) = 8.125 gas gallons saved
8.125 extra gallons X $3.67 (gas price per gallon on May 13th) = $29.81 saved per tank.

On August 23rd:

On September 23rd:

With gas prices being $3.57/gallon

So, with an average of 335 miles per tank I am now getting an average of 125 extra per tank, which is a little over 9 gallons. At $3.57/gallon, I am saving about $32 per fill up. Look at the last picture where I paid $48.53 to fill up my tank. Deduct the $32 that I’m saving per fill up and you’d be shocked as I am to find that in these days of increasing gas prices, I only pay $16.53 to fill up my tank. Or $1.22/gallon.

Thank you Ethos Fuel reforumlator for saving me money!!

So go ahead and get that karma going now! Join the Ethos Challenge and start doing good…cause it all comes back to you.

 I got this in an email from a great friend of mine today. I know many people out there are feeling worried and afraid and this email was such a beautiful reminder to me of all that we are, that I just had to share it with you.

It is more and more obvious that we are in the time of Great Acceleration of Events. As big changes occur with increasing speed and frequency it is ever more important to be centered and in balance within yourself. I have noticed some themes running through our mass consciousness.

The hurricane passing through Texas left millions “without power”, homes wiped away, jobs gone, sometimes whole neighborhoods gone. There is also a hurricane sweeping through the nations economy. Bear Sterns, Fannie May, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG and many other smaller banks and financial companies- all swept away in the blink of an eye- and these are just the first dominoes to fall. Jobs disappear, savings, nest eggs, plans and dreams all washed away for many already. It is interesting to me that the building in Houston most damaged by Hurricane Ike was the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank building. It is interesting to me that stocks are called “securities”.

Let us all now stop and reflect deeply on these self inquiries in a personal way: Have I lost power? If I have no electricity, am I without power?
What is my power and where does it come from. What is my security? What is the source of security?

The activity on the great movie screen in front of us is all trying to tell us something, if we have ears and eyes to perceive.

I say: the power lines are NOT down…the power lines are up and always here….we just have to learn and know how to access them. There is a way to access power and security and all else you require….not from out there…not from the Grid, not from Fema , not from the Federal Reserve, not from Obama or McCain, not from the system that we have been taught we must be dependent on…but from within.

This is the lesson in all this. This is the aikido shift all this upheaval is attempting to teach us and show us how- “learn how to access your power and security and stability from within” This is the lesson.

May those of us who have the luxury to meditate and philosophize about such things all send love and blessings and support to all those who are feeling fear or a lack of safety and security.

Let Love Radiate,
Stephen Summers

Image via Wikipedia The Daily Green listed 10 Simple Steps Help You Save 20% or More but left a very important one out.

I’ve been using Ethos FR in my car long before Al Unser Jr. put his name on the bottle and before Florida started mandating it in 3 cities’ municipal vehicles.
Want proof? The Sierra Club club web site wrote a story about the Ethos Challenge and me:

Austin, Texas: Local Entrepreneur Starts Ethos Challenge to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Check out the only lubricant that is not petroleum based: Ethos Fuel Reformulated (FR). This non-toxic, non-hazardous, biodegradable lubricant is made in S an Diego, California, by Ethos, a publicly traded company that’s been around for the past 10 years.

I took the Challenge and aside from saving 30% on my gas expenses my car doesn’t pollute the air: it has zero CO (which is lower than a ULEV, like the hybrid) and really low HC.
I turned my car green without buying a new car, without changing my driving habits and without taking the bus.
My savings are above the cost of the product, so I could honestly say that I am making money while making a difference.
Join the challenge and be a part of the solution!

Ok, this song is really really catchy, check this out:

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It’s easy to forget how awesome the world really is. But when you remember, you gotta join in and take care of it.

Every day there are thousands who drive on our nation’s highways like they own the road: speeding, weaving in and out, tailgating or blowing their horns in anger. Is it any surprise that, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, one third of all accidents and two thirds of all vehicle-related fatalities are caused by aggressive drivers? What is a responsible driver to do about them?

DON’T TEXT THEM IN!

A new system called Text Them In wants you to anonymously report dangerous drivers by sending a text message from your cell phone – while you drive! While you’re texting in the tag number/state/car/color/location and what happened you could be causing this -

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