The do this on military planes, and I think some race cars; they have a fitting which imresses a vacuum on the fuel tank on the vehicle, which sucks the fuel into it No, that is assuming there is no practical limitation to how fast the fuel flows on current pumps.

Or you could simply use bigger pumps, hoses, and filling spouts on your vehicle (imagine a full 3" fuel hole).

When refuelling, make sure that you squeeze the nozzle trigger all the way back. It is arranged so that the pump pumps faster the further back you hold the trigger.

Gas stations would like you to get out of the way of the next customer also. As a teenager, my first several jobs were pumping gas. Gas pumps used to go a lot faster. What happened? Congress passed pollution control laws, that mandate capture of the gas fumes which are forced back up the fill pipe when liquid gas is pumped in. The slower the input, the easier to capture the output. Of course, not much of anything is captured, but we are always ready to applaud when Congress passes another feel good law. Congress also mandated smaller nozles for unleaded gas and restrictors in the fill pipes to prevent the old leded gas nozzles from being used. Anyone can make a mistake. It takes a Congress to really screw things up.

You could instantly reduce the amount of time filling up by using a vehicle with a smaller tank, that uses less fuel.

If that doesn't work for you, buy only half as much fuel, just fuel up more often; fill up before the guage reaches the half-empty mark. Driving on a less-than-half-full tank isn't wise in the winter, when condensation in the tank can cause gas lines to freeze. Having a nearly-full tank reduces the volume of humid air in the tank and reduces that possibility.

I'm all for this. I think the response suggesting that we use vehicles with smaller tanks, or fill up more frequently to less volume, is nonsensical. As an aside, what happneded to the levers that one could flip and latch onto the pump trigger, so that the pumping action continued without your having to hold the trigger? [i.e. you could start it pumping and basically just stand around until the tanks full = without freezing your hands off in the winter]. Where'd this go?

I wasnt sure about this myself, but what I found is that you can wedge the actual filler cap into the handle of the pump in such a way that you got the same effect. The auto stop function is still fully operational as well, if that was a concern. Oh and overall, I support the idea.

Unfortunately cars are not designed for fueling. The design of the intake limits the speed. Like trying to fill a bottle through a funnel. The funnel fills and you have to wait until it empties a bit to put more in it. Same thing with cars. The worst is probably Ford pickups which have an "S curve" in the line. You know the F-150 owner because his pump is going the slowest as it keeps backing up and tripping the shut off on the nozzel.

There is also no where for the air to go. It can only come out the intake so that in itself slows things down.

Firstly, major oil companies do not make gas pumps. That is why you see the same design at different stations.

Secondly, gas pumps are only legally allowed to pump at 10 gpm.