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My fuel-burning also has been cut to virtually nothing, thanks to the infected bat the Chinese Commies dropped in the punch bowl at the 2019 Christmas party.

But I did one ecomodding thing that saves fuel: I fashioned a throttle control inspired by Julian Edgar's throttle stop idea that he discussed using for aerodynamic testing in 2020. My contribution to his idea was to modify the device so that it not only allows a steady throttle at a target speed, but also allows variable speeds above and below the stop for normal vehicle control. I use a suitable spring to achieve this. The simple device saves fuel by enabling me to keep the throttle extremely steady at any target speed on the highway, it also saves me potential tickets via the same dynamic.

The speed-control device is more fuel-efficient than factory cruise control because it allows me to hold the throttle at the set value even on roads that have elevation changes. This allows me to trade speed going up the hills for fuel savings when traffic conditions are OK, and it allows me to gain a bit of speed going down hills for a similar fuel-savings effect.

I attribute Julian Edgar's idea for inspiring the device. I still miss his contributions to the forum.