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Re: How do you determine the most efficient speed to drive your car at on a motorway.

by Colin at 2008-02-28 21:20:27 (Forum::Public::Transport)

I think efficiency decreases with speed because drag increases in a non-linear way (I think it's a square relationship?). As the vehicle speeds up the air, instead of flowing round the slow moving vehicle, starts to compress in front of it - becoming denser and creating more resistance. I'm not an expert though!
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