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Vekke · 01-20-2012, 04:41 PM

Enjoy

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http://aluminumintransportation.org/...th%20cover.pdf

10% weight saving means on average about 3,81 % fuel savings with various petrol engines and car sizes.

10% with various diesel engines and car sizes 3,125 %.

If you optimize the gearing or engine sizes (or use P&G my own interpreration) you can easily more than double those figures

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