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Old 05-10-2017, 09:24 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
For what it's worth, my car has a serpentine belt and all of its accessories are still attached, and I'm able to get in excess of 100mpg just driving in a straight line at constant speed, no tricks. I've thought about an electric water pump but as-is it's very reliable.
Yeah, but yours was designed for efficiency from the factory. Jeeps, not so much. I'm not saying serpentine belts are unreliable, just that my entire system is getting old and it's going to be more reliable with new electrically driven things.

Also, I don't do a lot of highway driving. I think the improvements would be better with constantly varying speeds. (and more opportunity for regenerative braking)
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