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Originally Posted by drmiller100
I did a bunch of calcs, and rolling resistance is ALWAYS the least significant of the three items I listed. At low speeds we assume city traffic with start/stop, and in that case the energy to accelerate the car is by far the biggest contributor.
At high speed (over 40 mph) aero is the biggest issue.
If you have a heavy car at low speed, then acceleration of the car is the biggest issue. If you have a light car at low speed, then acceleration of the car is still the biggest issue.
Your thoughts?
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Hi Mr Miller,
Can you list your calculations?
I would like to know how Crr is always less than Cd?
At the speeds I typically drive, Crr is actually larger than Cd (38 mph).
Jim.