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Drive 130 instead of 160 km/h on the motorway to save fuel
Save fuel on the motorway: driving 130 instead of 160 km/h uses over ten percent less and doesn't make you arrive later.
- Time
- ⏱ 1 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
How to do it
- Keep your motorway speed to 130 km/h where possible.
- Hold a steady speed and use cruise control if you have it.
- Avoid constant accelerating and braking.
Why it works
At 160 km/h a car faces about four times the air resistance it does at 80 km/h.
Sources
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- ruv.de (opens in a new tab)
Der ADAC ergänzt: Ein Mittelklasse-PKW verbraucht bei 160 km/h zwei Drittel mehr Sprit als bei 100 km/h.“; „spart mehr als zehn Prozent Kraftstoff und kommt trotzdem nicht später an
