Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has shut down an Irving-based business selling pills to drop in your gas tank. According to the business, BioPerformance, the pills would result in a car using at least 30% less gasoline. Abbott told newsmen on wednesday, "The claims are bogus. The pill does nothing to improve gas mileage."
BioPerformance is operated by Lowell Mims and Gustavo Romero. Mims is a minister. His web site says he's been an evangelist for the last 17 years and has spoken in at least 1000 churches. According to the BioPerformance web site, Romero is an expert in "import/export management".
Abbott sent the gas-additive pills to a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Ronald Matthews. Matthews said, "The findings were pretty straightforward. The main chemical was naphthalene, and it does nothing for fuel economy."
The BioPerformance web site also claimed the product was nontoxic. This is not true. The Enviornmental Protection Agency says short-term exposure to naphthalene can cause anemia, liver damage and neurological damage. Long-term exposure can cause cataracts and retina damage.
BioPerformance was set up like a pyramid scheme, according to the Attorney General. Around 4,500 people have been recruited to sell the product in Texas [20,000 nationwide]. These people were encouraged to buy the pills in bulk and to recruit new sales reps. A bottle of 40 pills was selling for $30-$50 dollars.
Abbott said the two men would face fines of $20,000 for each violation if they are found guilty of violating state law. A state District Judge has ordered that the company shut down all business activities.
It looks like P.T. Barnum was right when he said there was a sucker born every minute. There is no magic bullet to increase a car's gas mileage. The only ways to maximize a car's fuel economy is to keep it properly tuned, service it at recommended intervals, and keep the tires properly inflated. If anyone tells you otherwise, grab your wallet and hold on tight.
You are the con if you haven't used the pills and just repeat erroneous data, I get good results of 25% mpg increase along with others that I know. What your AG did is call a whole lot of people liars and his office turnaround smells like somebody got a big payoff. I know of people that the program did not work for them and they returned their product and got their money back. The AG is basically attacking free speach and free enterprise.
ReplyDeleteHow do these marvelous pills work? MAGIC? I bet you have some for sale, don't you? Science says it does not work and that's good enough for me.
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