By David Ssempijja
PANTHER, a Japanese technology that helps motorists save fuel by up
to 35%, has been introduced onto the local market.The technology was
invented in Japan five years ago by H.Udo San, a globally respected
scientist for perfecting factory automation designing technology.
The portable device is inserted into the cigarette lighter of a
car, it connects to the computer system that links to the electrical
system, picks power from the alternator (electricity generator),
distributes and stabilises power supply to numerous electrical equipment
of the vehicles like; air conditioners, lights, wiper, music systems
among others.
The vehicles’ fuel consumption levels have a relationship with
power distribution within different parts, meaning that the vehicle will
consume more fuel when the power circulation is unstable and the
reverse is true.
The car battery stores 12volts (V) electricity, though the
alternator makes 14v when the car is in motion.The Electronic Control
Unit (ECU) also known as the car computer, operates at 13.5v; this is
the normal stability levels.
However, as the car grows older, the alternator’s is unable to
produce enough electricity during heavy charging such as low reviving,
higher air-conditioner demand; once collective electrical devices are
used at the same time.
The battery is supposed to supplement the fall in electrical
supply, but being a mechanical (and not electronic), it does not start
immediately it should, which leads to a break fraction in electrical
supply due to the battery’s slow first reaction.
This is when the panther fills the gap in order for the ECU to keep
stable and functioning as intended, keeping the vehicle at optimal
performance, and hence it needs less energy to propel the vehicle, and
thus saves fuel in the process.
“We have basically been using panther for the last five months; as a
result, my company saves 35% on fuel costs, I recommend that this
technology should be the way to go especially at this time when fuel
prices are escalating, ” says Ronald Mugisha, a proprietor of a local
firm dealing in cargo and passenger transport.
“Panther works in both diesel and petrol engine vehicles, those
that use 12v batteries like minibuses, prados, salon cars are
recommended for ordinary panther; while vehicles that use 24v batteries
like tippers, trucks, buses and trailers, go for the Panther plus type,”
according to Kalule Daniel, the regional marketing manager for Panther
and Carcare Products, a Rashid Khamis Road Old Kampala based local
company authorised to distribute the technology in Africa.
He says that the device is more suitable for vehicles that have
clocked 30,000 kilometres, because new cars just coming from the
assembly line, are already efficient as their alternators are still new.
What the Panther would do to a brand new car, is to ensure the parts do
not deteriorate faster.
Kalule says that the product has been certified by standards bodies
in other African countries including the local Uganda National Bureau
of Standards. Panther has a life span of three years but can last three
years.
Mathius Katongole, a vehicle mechanic at Kisekka market says that
Panther was manufactured with technology that enables a thorough
combustion (burning) of fuel; thus, making it eco-friendly (green
product) and every drop put in the engine is maximally utilised.
“Panther needs no expert to install, just plug it in the cigarette
lighter socket, it light Green, and it starts saving fuel for you
instantly. It has not effect on the engine and does not even touch the
fuel itself, and hence there is no way it will spoil the engine. In any
event, it will make the vehicle more efficient with less vibration” he
says.
He adds that the device lowers the engine noise and enhances its
performance by increasing the torque (engine power) by up to 12%,
allowing the vehicle command impressive speed pace.
“You will definitely enjoy driving your car with the panther on and save money for the next three years,” says the expert.
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