eli5: why does a car get 35mpg, but a lawn mower 2?

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A car can take a vehicle that weighs 2000lbs 35 miles on gallon of gas, but a lawn mower that weights 35lbs and has one spinning blade only goes 2 or 3 miles before needing a refill.

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Unless you have a reel style mower, the engine in a lawn mower runs at maximum governed speed while mowing. Your vehicle wouldn’t get 35mpg if you floored the accelerator and kept it there.

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