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Old 26th March 2007, 14:42   #73 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vasudeva View Post
I have seen personally that with a light foot, shifting up and down between 1000-2000 rpm, and never exceeding 2500 kmph, we cane increase our FE by at least 15-20% for the same traffic conditions.

Actually, this was 2500 rpm, which corresponds to around 100 kmph in petrol cars.
Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

Personally, I have seen the effect of on FE (and my own BP) by choosing a different time to commute: mistakes of others do not reflect on your driving style if you avoid collective frenzy of peak hour.
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