http://www.alternativeenergyfoundation.org/blog/2008/drag-equals-gas-mileage/ Tomorrows Energy Today Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:52:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.alternativeenergyfoundation.org/blog/2008/drag-equals-gas-mileage/comment-page-1/#comment-2016 Peter Blackman Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:44:24 +0000 http://www.alternativeenergyfoundation.org/blog/?p=126#comment-2016 Drag is only a partial answer. The real drag is caused by the weight of the cars. The airline industry and the cycling industry have already figured it out. By changing from steel as the main material for building an airplane and a racing cycle, they are using carbon fiber. If we used carbon fiber instead of steel in our cars we would gain mileage just from the difference in weight. Drag is only a partial answer. The real drag is caused by the weight of the cars. The airline industry and the cycling industry have already figured it out. By changing from steel as the main material for building an airplane and a racing cycle, they are using carbon fiber.
If we used carbon fiber instead of steel in our cars we would gain mileage just from the difference in weight.

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