When I first started driving I drove slow bc I thought it would save gas, then I started driving faster when a friend told me you use the same amount of gas whether you drive slow or fast (as long as it’s the same distance), you just would be driving fast for a shorter amt of time and driving slow for a longer amt of time, but at the end you burner thru the same amount of gas. Is this true?
In: 5
It’s not generally true that your fuel consumed just depends on distance. For any particular distance there will be an optimum speed.
Too slow is bad (the engine isn’t getting a chance to be efficient), too fast is bad (air drag is too high). There’s a sweet spot that varies a bit with the vehicle/engine/fuel but it’s typically around 30-50mph.
Latest Answers