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From: Arthur Tang7/14/2007 7:18:33 AM
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How much savings of fuel can you have by using momentum and coasting forward.

Lincoln uses an electric clutch and went from 9 miles per gallon to 18/20 miles per gallon. So we could expect doubling the fuel mileage. if the aerodynamics improve to have lift on the weight of the car, some mechanical advantage can be had coasting uphill. That needs more experiments to establish the parameters of lift and grade of the hill, and many other variables.

Honda has the electric starter scheme to increase fuel mileage to 35 on Acura by stopping the engine on red light in traffic, then start the engine when you signal the accelerator.

Toyota uses electric motors to drive below 35 miles per hour in town, then use small engine to drive on the highway to get between 40-60 miles per gallon.

Lincoln has the best solution but need a little more help going up hill. On smaller cars a 25 miles per gallon car can easily achieve 35-50 miles per gallon if coasting(determined by computer calculation) is the priority.
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