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Originally Posted by ChewChewTrain
- Some of us want to "stick it to the oil companies".
- Some of us feel good saving money at the pump.
- Some of us do it for the environment.
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I like oil companies, and I think the environment is doing just fine.
I'm (slowly) building a land speed car. Most improvements to a car to make it more fuel efficient will also give it a higher top speed.
As an engineer, maximizing efficiency is an interesting goal to pursue, and it saves money at the pump when I try for the best fuel efficiency.
Sometimes efficiency is getting the farthest out of a gallon of gas, other times it is getting the most power out of the engine, sometimes it is getting the most speed out of your available power. Consequently, not all of my decisions end up giving me the highest fuel economy.