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Drag force goes up with the square, power usage with the cube.
Power is force times distance.
At higher speeds you cover more distance in the same time.
To double your speed you need 8 times as much power to pull 4 times the drag over twice the distance.
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
  lifetime FE over 0.2 Gigameter or 0.13 Megamile.
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Last edited by RedDevil; 06-05-2015 at 07:38 AM..
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