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Old 11-14-2009, 08:12 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I guess it would really depend on how much your MPG drops and how much faster you're going to end up going. Regardless, acceleration requires more than steady state speed does, making it quite obvious that there probably aren't very many scenarios where acceleration uphill would be beneficial. Of course, we've not defined "hill" in this scenario, either.
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