Date:         Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:29:50 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: DRLs & Fuel Consumption
Comments: To: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Acutally you are not that far off.... it does take energy to turn on the
lights.  I think 1hp is something like 750 watts or something close to
that... So if you are like me with 720W on highbeam [ rallye lights on ]
then your 95hp wasserboxer will only be putting out 94hp of forward motion
[less drive train losses, wind losses, dirt on paint losses, too many bug
on the windscreen losses etc etc etc ]!  :p


At 19:01 9/19/98 -0700, Marty Wallace wrote:
>DRLs?  No way!
>
>The momentum imparted to your Vanagon by all those unnecessary photons
>streaming out of these extra headlights will do nothing but decrease your
>top speed and/or your miles per gallon of fuel (or kilometers per liter
>of petrol).
>
>Heck, I've even improved my night-time gas mileage by ALWAYS driving with
>my regular headlights off!  (I'm getting 18.7896072 MPG now vs. the
>18.7896058 I usually achieve with the lights on.)
>
>Lights off, nobody home,
>
>Max Planck (1984 Westfalia "Heisenberg")
>Someplace on the Road, USA
>
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