ICE Fuel Economy

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Basic maintenance, and smooth driving are the best bet to good fuel economy. Keep a log too, you will see what works and what does not. If you already have a vehicle and it is paid off, you will never "save" money buy buying a more fuel efficient vehicle. Unless it got 376 mpg (that is ultra bogus)...

Keep in mind that while gasoline is quite potent, it can only release so much energy. Given an ICE's basic design you will get heat, and there is really no way around that. The miller cycle engines are a bit better, and there is another otto-based tweak (can't remember the name) that boosts efficiency a bit, but only in certain rpm windows.

The true electric car that is charged via a non coal burning power plant (solar looks pretty good in the south!) is the only feasible way around burning gas/diesel. I was going to build a full size electric, but have put that on hold... Still doing research.

So for now better fuel economy is just too expensive, and kinda like the latest fashion trend...