From:	"Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject:	RE: Economy...
Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 93 22:18:45 CET

Here's a little automobile trivia:

>>Second item, is the fact that I always thought going faster in a car uses up
>>more gas... Anyone out there wanna explain to me why it's 1/2(base) for the
>>higher speeds with an IC engine? (or did I misread the chart?!)
Most American cars are designed to get the best gas mileage at around 55 mph.
Didn't you ever notice that highway gas milage is better that city milage. Part
of the reason is there isn't constant stoping and starting on the freeway and
the rest is in the design.
Also note that gas mileage for a car starts crappy (for lack of a better term)
and gets better until you reach the idea speed at which point it gets worse.
Any category less than cruising would only get worse milage.

See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker