@[email protected] to [email protected] • 5 months agoProposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going 10mph over speed limitabc7.commessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up1364
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minus-squareares35linkfedilink4•5 months agothat may have been the case during the carter administration, but the efficiency curve of a modern car tops out a fair bit higher than 55.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoMost cars still do drastically drop off in efficiency past 55mph, wind resistance is still the same as it was in 1975. Modern cars are more efficient at 70mph than older ones, but they’re still less efficient than they were at 55.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•5 months agoCitation needed. Hybrids and EVs at least are actually most efficient at even slower speeds.
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoOkay, but that’s only because the top speed is much higher to bring the RPMs down into the efficiency sweet spot.
that may have been the case during the carter administration, but the efficiency curve of a modern car tops out a fair bit higher than 55.
Most cars still do drastically drop off in efficiency past 55mph, wind resistance is still the same as it was in 1975.
Modern cars are more efficient at 70mph than older ones, but they’re still less efficient than they were at 55.
Citation needed. Hybrids and EVs at least are actually most efficient at even slower speeds.
Okay, but that’s only because the top speed is much higher to bring the RPMs down into the efficiency sweet spot.