Retired Valley autoworkers take fuel-saving invention to government

WARREN — Several retired auto workers from Struthers and Warren who now dabble with inventing hope their work on a hydrogen booster will power a revolution in the automotive industry.

And they have enlisted the help of the Trumbull County officials to perfect the design.

Bob Davenport of Struthers, Bob Jolaski, Richard Eastman and Frank Naypaver, all of Warren have been working on the booster — which so far increases fuel efficiency in their own cars 50 percent — for several months in Naypaver’s home.

Davenpot, Jolaski and Naypayer are all retired from General Motors and Delphi Packard. Eastman is not retired.

Last week, they took the idea to Sheriff Thomas Altiere and county commissioners Paul Heltzel, Frank Fuda and Dan Polivka and got permission to test the devices on a couple of county vehicles. Specifically, they will be installed on Sheriff’ Thomas Altiere’s county vehicle and Fuda’s personal vehicle, Fuda said.

If it is successful, the county will consider installing the devices on more county vehicles.

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