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capnbass91 · 08-21-2012, 05:05 PM

It's physics, if it takes a certain amount of energy to get from point A to point B, it will take more energy to get from point A to point B faster.

08-21-2012, 05:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
capnbass91 EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Orange Country, CA Posts: 102 Fiesta - '12 Ford Fiesta SE 90 day: 31.45 mpg (US) Thanks: 36 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	It's physics, if it takes a certain amount of energy to get from point A to point B, it will take more energy to get from point A to point B *faster*.