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slowmover · 09-12-2012, 01:37 PM

I'm not sure that there's an "optimal" average speed for best FE

DD, it's the per-tank average mph of which I was speaking. From 26-27 mph on up is a sign that idle time is low.

The relation of average mpg and average mph is, IMO, worth correlating for most drivers (as we most of us 90% of the time go to 90% of the same places) in, first, reducing overall fuel burn (no singleton trips), and then making the most of the [reduced] miles travelled. Average mph shows ups or downs quite easily (that may be masked by weather changes, etc, otherwise, in average mpg).

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09-12-2012, 01:37 PM	#49 (permalink)
slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	I'm not sure that there's an "optimal" average speed for best FE DD, it's the per-tank average mph of which I was speaking. From 26-27 mph on up is a sign that idle time is low. The relation of average mpg and average mph is, IMO, worth correlating for most drivers (as we most of us 90% of the time go to 90% of the same places) in, first, reducing overall fuel burn (no singleton trips), and then making the most of the [reduced] miles travelled. Average mph shows ups or downs quite easily (that may be masked by weather changes, etc, otherwise, in average mpg). .