Supposedly going faster uses more fuel. But your getting to the place quicker. Shouldn’t you just be using the same amount of fuel as if you were driving slower and getting there later?

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Supposedly going faster uses more fuel. But your getting to the place quicker. Shouldn’t you just be using the same amount of fuel as if you were driving slower and getting there later?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

You ever stick your hand out a car window when going 60 or 80 mph? The wind is pushing your hand back pretty hard. When you’re going that fast, your car has to fight that wind constantly, which uses fuel. Go slower, and there’s much less wind to fight. (Technically it’s not wind, it’s you traveling through stationary air which feels like wind)