tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26744483.post115482424604896471..comments2023-12-30T19:42:59.088-08:00Comments on Adventures in Fuel Economy, Energy Use, Physics, and Life: Dissipative forcesKing of the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06841601144107400103noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26744483.post-1293418474669783082008-01-22T05:41:00.000-08:002008-01-22T05:41:00.000-08:00Good article. Strange no-one commented yet.I see t...Good article. Strange no-one commented yet.<BR/><BR/>I see the same. Using the instant-consumption-display of my car, I can see that while running on a flat road it will take about 50% of the consumption to keep the engine spinning at the proper RPM. I.E: establish neutral situation where you can pull the manual transmission car into neutral without resistance, and see what the display reads. <BR/><BR/>Then compare against the consumption needed to keep the car running at the same speed without any speed-blowoff.<BR/><BR/>In my case: 0.54 l/10km vs 0.25 l/10kmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com