Re: [biofuel] Fuel efficiency vs Speed Was: PATRIOTS ENERGY PLEDGE?

2003-06-17 Thread Brent S
lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >To: >Subject: [biofuel] Fuel efficiency vs Speed Was: PATRIOTS ENERGY PLEDGE? >Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:29:39 -0500 > >As I understand, the 55 MPH limit came because as speed goes up MPG >goes down ... expone

RE: [biofuel] Fuel efficiency vs Speed Was: PATRIOTS ENERGY PLEDGE?

2003-06-17 Thread Martin Klingensmith
From: csakima [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:30 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Fuel efficiency vs Speed Was: PATRIOTS ENERGY PLEDGE? As I understand, the 55 MPH limit came because as speed goes up MPG goes down ... exponentially. The curve goes down

[biofuel] Fuel efficiency vs Speed Was: PATRIOTS ENERGY PLEDGE?

2003-06-17 Thread csakima
As I understand, the 55 MPH limit came because as speed goes up MPG goes down ... exponentially. The curve goes down at a slow rate then starts nosediving "right" around 55 MPH. Something like that. Saw it in some fuel-efficiency/automotive technical book I have in my dusty collecti