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It takes work to generate electricity. Every watt of electricity generated is added rolling resistance. The total increase in rolling resistance is equal to the electricity generated divided by the efficiency of generating that electricity.
It's a variation of the old perpetual motion scheme of connecting a generator to the front wheels to drive an electric motor on the rear wheels.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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