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Old 09-22-2012, 07:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Driver affects on FE

This Peterson Power document contains interesting "driver" affects on FE for fleet drivers:

http://www.petersonpower.com/docs/rmh2005-5.pdf

...and, this is from page 5:

"All tires are at their least fuel-efficient point when new. As the new tire wears, the rolling resistance decreases and fuel economy improves."

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