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Old 10-03-2011, 09:58 PM   #14 (permalink)
JRMichler
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This should mean diesel or electric powered vehicles will respond better to aerodynamic improvements than gasoline counterparts....

- Unless we use pulse & glide
Sounds right to me. Gasoline engine efficiency drops off faster at part throttle than either diesel or electric. So those of us with gasoline engines get around that by increasing P&G as we decrease aero drag.
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