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Old 29th October 2013, 11:28   #23
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Originally Posted by macafee2 View Post
over inflating tyres, "tail gaiting" will help with mpg not that I advocate
either. I would have thought not running anything electrical would help.
is anyone that concerned about their mpg?

macafee2
Work out the Kw output of your engine, then that of the alternator on full load, you will find that the alternator is an insignificant fraction and we rarely need the alternators full output. So driving with and without lights the mpg difference is not even measurable.
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