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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Even a car moving at ~3-4mph for a long time will result in very poor fuel efficiency.

Equipment like farm equipment isn’t designed to be efficient over distance, it’s primary goal is to deliver a lot of power to an attached tool(s)

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