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Old 08-25-2009, 03:04 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
A similar phenomenon has been identified when people get a more fuel efficient vehicle... suddenly, they feel the need to pile on more miles.
Yeah, efficiency improvements tend not to be optimally effective, but they still tend to reduce energy consumption.
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