I always knew I got better gas mileage in my Vanagon (LVC) from slowing down, but here are some stats from Sierra Club:
"The Union of Concerned Scientists tells us that dropping from 70 to 60 mph improves fuel efficiency by an average of 17.2 percent. *Dropping from 75 to 55 improves fuel efficiency by 30.6 percent*!(3) Put another way, in a family sedan, every 10 mph you drive over 60 is *like paying 54 cents per gallon more for gas you bought at $3.25 a gallon*. (4)That extra cost is even higher for big SUVs and other less-efficient vehicles. And the time you save by going easy on the accelerator may not add up to as much as you thought. On a 300-mile trip, driving 65 instead of 70 mph would cost you only 20 minutes -- but save money and spew less carbon." Happy driving, Maggie '85 Subie-Westy A.B. |
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