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Originally Posted by aerohead
According to EPA,the following effects were measured for a passenger car traveling at 50-mph in an 18-mph wind
* headwind= 17% mpg loss
* crosswind= 2% mpg loss
* tailwind = 19% mpg gain
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Interesting data - thanks.
Note: the gain and loss symmetry. -17% is 0.83x and its inverse, 1/0.83 equals 1.205x or +20.5 percent. Interesting indeed.