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Jun 9, 2016 at 2:55 | comment | added | SteveRacer | Even if I accept these data, you have the wrong conclusion. The first example travels 70 miles in one hour and consumes 2.333 gallons. BUT... in the second example it takes 4.666 hours to travel the same distance, which means a total consumption of 4.666 gallons. 4.6 > 2.3. The fuel efficiency is roughly cut in half at the slower speed. | |
Jun 8, 2016 at 18:15 | history | answered | Trevor D | CC BY-SA 3.0 |