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    Vehicle power requirements depend on overcoming four main forces: aerodynamic drag, grade resistance, tire rolling resistance, and engine accessory losses. Aerodynamic drag, which increases significantly above 50 mph, is the largest contributor and can be reduced through aerodynamic aids to improve fuel economy, especially on interstate duty cycles where speeds tend to be higher.

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    Vehicle power requirements depend on overcoming four main forces: aerodynamic drag, grade resistance, tire rolling resistance, and engine accessory losses. Aerodynamic drag, which increases significantly above 50 mph, is the largest contributor and can be reduced through aerodynamic aids to improve fuel economy, especially on interstate duty cycles where speeds tend to be higher.

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    Vehicle power requirements depend on overcoming four main forces: aerodynamic drag, grade resistance, tire rolling resistance, and engine accessory losses. Aerodynamic drag, which increases significantly above 50 mph, is the largest contributor and can be reduced through aerodynamic aids to improve fuel economy, especially on interstate duty cycles where speeds tend to be higher.

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    Vehicle Power Requirements

    In the simplest of terms, you burn fuel to make horsepower, and you use horsepower to
    overcome all of the forces that are trying to retard or hold back the truck. So, a truck that
    rolls down the road with minimum drag will use less horsepower and consume less fuel.
    The power required to maintain a given road speed depends on the sum of the following
    forces:

    Aerodynamic Drag
    Grade Resistance
    Tire Rolling Resistance
    Engine Accessory/Drivetrain losses

    This section reviews these items in detail to demonstrate the impact of each on fuel savings.

    Aerodynamic Drag
    Aerodynamic drag is the result of forces (pressure imbalances) acting on a vehicle as it
    passes through the air. The magnitude of the forces acting on a vehicle depends on speed,
    frontal area and external shape. Aerodynamic drag is the most significant contributor to
    vehicle power requirements above a speed of 50 mph.
    As the following graph shows, aerodynamic aids can have a major impact on vehicle fuel
    economy on an interstate duty cycle and very little impact on an intercity duty cycle.

    Secrets of Better Fuel Economy

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