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

If you kept constant speed, yes.

In reality, you will likely have to brake or slow down for turns, pedestrians crossing (if in towns) red lights etc, thus it’s the fact that accelerating faster (in the “going faster” case) makes you use more fuel compared to the other case. Hope I made it understandable enough.