drive like you have a raw egg between your foot and the accelerator. You are not driving a small economy car and it's really easy to put your foot into it.

 

Slow acceleration isn't going to get you better economy. Sorry. That's a common misconception.

 

Yeh but flooring it everywhere you go will definitely not make it better either.

 

It's all in how you use that power. Braking is probably the biggest loss of efficiency because you are basically converting that energy in the form of momentum into heat.

 

Very true. I tend to coast as much as possible.

 

Exactly! 27000 miles of momentum conservation here. Lifetime average = 20.2.

 

I am amazed that you can work the engive harder without increasing the amount of energy needed to complete the task.


Gotta call BS on that

 

Sorry, but the theory and practice agree. You may be working the engine harder, but you do it for a shorter period of time. It takes the same amount of energy to accelerate 5500 lb to 60 mph in 10 seconds as it does to do it in 60 seconds. The main difference is that brisk acceleration can afford you more opportunity to coast if you're paying attention and planning ahead.

 

The point he was making is that a higher level of energy spent over a short period of time is comparable to a lower amount spent over a longer span of time.

 

However brisk acceleration does not equal floored