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Originally Posted by Cd
So if I understand correctly, braking has no effect on FE. It is just the fact that you are wasting your momentum and having to rebuild it up again once you apply the brakes.
Just as I thought. ( Seems like common sense really )
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Exactly. Except of course, wasting your momentum and building it up again has a huge negative effect on your FE.
You could make a pretty good case that braking and the acceleration that come after are what make EPA City ratings typically lower than the EPA Highway ratings for any given vehicle (except some hybrids, but that's another story).