There is a lot of talk about sweet spots, cruising speed/rpm etc. but not much talk about acceleration rpm. That's also important when looking at the bottom line. If your rpm routinely exceeds your cruising rpm you are seeing money disappear that doesn't have to.
A lot of drivers are quick to get up to speed and disinclined to slow down, choosing to hurry at cruising speed up to a traffic light or road obstruction and then brake rather heavily rather than lift off much further back and coast to a stop.
There's an experiment going on with reduced speed to see how much it helps with fuel mileage. The same could be done with keeping rpm no higher than cruising rpm. It would likely prove equally illuminating.
A lot of drivers are quick to get up to speed and disinclined to slow down, choosing to hurry at cruising speed up to a traffic light or road obstruction and then brake rather heavily rather than lift off much further back and coast to a stop.
There's an experiment going on with reduced speed to see how much it helps with fuel mileage. The same could be done with keeping rpm no higher than cruising rpm. It would likely prove equally illuminating.
