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Re: Do The Math: Save Gas By Driving Slower
| George Hammond | 18 Jul 2006 17:38 |
>> Work = Force X Distance. So obviously it takes more force to drive
>> faster in a car, and the same distance is traveled regardless of how
>> fast you are going. So if we reduce the speed limits we will save money
>> and gas!!!!
[Hammond]
... according to your theory if you go 30 instead of 60 you
will use HALF AS MUCH GAS to go the same distance...
..........any IMBECILE knows that's NOT true!
Fact is the "rolling resistance" of a car is nearly
independent of the speed (due mainly to the soft tires)..
it is only because "air resistance (which only
amounts to something at high speeds) increases as
the square of the car's speed that there is any
(marginal) difference in mileage at any speed.
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Fact is, gas mileage only MARGINALLY decreases with
speed............. mainly because "wind resistance"
is a quadratic function of the cars velocity.... but the
fundamental "rolling resistance" of the car is
virtually independent of speed.
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| Dirk Van de moortel | 18 Jul 2006 10:13 |
> Work = Force X Distance. So obviously it takes more force to drive
> faster in a car, and the same distance is traveled regardless of how
> fast you are going. So if we reduce the speed limits we will save money
> and gas!!!!
Yes, provided we introduce a minimum speed as well.
See also
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question477.htm
Dirk Vdm
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| virtualadepts@gmail.com | 18 Jul 2006 03:58 |
Work = Force X Distance. So obviously it takes more force to drive
faster in a car, and the same distance is traveled regardless of how
fast you are going. So if we reduce the speed limits we will save money
and gas!!!!
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