Timeline for Why does stopping and starting a car in heavy traffic burn more fuel?
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| Jun 8, 2016 at 12:13 | comment | added | rpmerf | If you have any good info on BSFC, you should add an answer to this question. mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28581/… | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 20:40 | history | edited | MooseLucifer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 7, 2016 at 17:04 | comment | added | MooseLucifer | @JPhi1618 yeah that was definitely not the right phrasing. I was trying to find throttle and load specific fuel consumption charts I had back in school to reform that part of my answer, but I was not successful, and the other answers seem to have done a better job covering the same bases. | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 16:54 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | Depending on the car indeed. Pushing against rolling friction and air resistance is a considerable task at 60mph, so I bet you're using a lot more fuel than just idling, but still less than when you are accelerating from a stop. | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 15:31 | history | answered | MooseLucifer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |