A critical analysis of the performance of molybdenum compounds in motor vehicles

The potential role of molybdenum-containing compounds in assisting energy conservation in transport systems is discussed. The importance of frictional losses in the major units of motor vehicles is assessed and the ability of molybdenum-containing compounds to reduce such losses in practice is illustrated.Improvements of 3% in engine efficiency and up to 4% in final drive efficiency are possible. Other frictional reductions in other drive line components are also possible as a result of using molybdenum-containing compounds.