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Originally Posted by PA32R
It's quite easy to show that to add the kinetic energy to get the vehicle mass up to, say, 55 m.p.h., all else being equal, accelerating 1/2 as fast will get you twice as far in the process of adding that kinetic energy. This argues for the slowest possible rate of acceleration. But the m.p.g. as a function of m.p.h. curve and the engine map argue for a different protocol. I haven't yet concluded how to optimize these conflicting factors.
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"m.p.g. as a function of m.p.h. curve"??? Was there a chart? Did I miss it?