| 摘要 |
Traditional mechanical fuel gauges do not provide an accurate measurement of a vehicle's fuel capacity. As a result, vehicle manufacturer's incur considerable losses when delivering cars with unused fuel. The present invention, therefore, provides a method and system for accurately determining an amount of fuel required to transport a vehicle a known distance. This is achieved by utilizing a fuel measurement device (FMD) which can be inserted into a vehicles fuel tank. Upon removing the FMD from the fuel tank, one can then determine the amount of fuel that is required to travel a particular distance at a particular fuel consumption rate. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the FMD is held by a holding device. The purpose of the holding device is to minimize the size of the FMD such that the FMD can be disposed of with minimal waste.
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