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Originally Posted by cyclopathic
Car: Prius C.
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was traveling last weekend. After stopping for gas and pulling back to interstate, "from the start" MPG was holding on at steady 38-39MPG. This is on flat surface with cruise set at 73mph,
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It normally gets 58-60MPG in commute.
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According to calculator above the load should have gone up by 25%, and if you consider torque to be constant RPM (load) had gone up by ~50%.
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Hi cyclopathic,
What's the problem? If you take a load (power) increase of 25% and a speed increase of about 20% You get a work increase of 50% which should be the same as the rate of increase of fuel consumption, if the engine efficiency is unchanged.
-mort