Check out this story on Fred Crane, the mastermind behind the mileage master from ABC News.

In Jacksonville, Fla., a 69-year-old inventor designed a tiny gadget he attaches to his engine to improve his mileage.

“I’ve been getting about 42 [miles per gallon] with this car. On a previous car I had it on, I got 60!” said Fred Crane.

He calls the device the Mileage Master. According to Crane, when you’re going more than 35 mph, you can just flip a switch to cut off fuel to half of the cylinders in your engine.

“I’d like the American public be able to save gas. That’s what I want. I don’t want the oil companies to buy it off from me. They’ll just throw it away,” said Crane.

With the Mileage Master, he claims someone who gets 20 mpg, spending $100 per month, could reduce that bill to as little as $35 a month.

Inspired by the idea?

Then !

See the great documentary Who Killed The Electric Car, directed by Chris Paine.

You’ll learn how to to help bring back the electric car.

Check out the trailer here.