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Originally Posted by Azhule
Say you go slower to accelerate up to speed, you get about 20 mpg over that long 1/4 mile trip to accelerate up to speed... compared to a much lower 7 mpg over the first hundred or so feet when you blast up to speed quickly and then you get 80 to 100+ mpg the rest of the 1/4 mile while "at speed"
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Which is why I said moderate acceleration, not slow poke. Also consider that in urban riding, you stop every 1/16th of a mile, so 20mpg between each stop, or 7, will also make a difference.