On 11/20/2012 7:43 AM, HeyBub wrote:
Fat-Dumb and Happy wrote:
HeyBub wrote:




Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go? Around 30% less gas
mileage at 85 mph
http://www.mpgforspeed.com/

Suppose your destination is 85 miles away and gas costs $3.00/gallon. At 25
miles/gallon, you get there in one hour at a cost of $10.20.

Now, at 55mph, the trip takes 1.5 hours and $12.75 worth of gas, a $2.55
difference.

So, at the expense of an additional half-hour, you save $2.55 or $5.10 per
hour.

If you're going to a job that pays more than about $5/hr, you're financially
ahead to drive 85.



But that would only be if we are driving a heybub vehicle that can
violate the laws of physics and move at a faster speed without requiring
additional energy that none of us except you have..


Its pretty simple. It takes increasing amounts of energy to move an
object such as a car at a faster speed:

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...l-economy.html