Higher speed not as bad as I thought

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Thats cool that you get that kind of milage. Maybe you can help me understand your goals. Do you want to save yourself money on gas or do you want to save the environment, dependence on foreign oil etc. by using less gas/diesel (cumulative)?

Imagine a 2 lane interstate (1 way) and a 75 mph zone with someone driving in the right lane at 50mph. Big rigs that have to make a schedule are trying to run as close to the speed limit as possible. When they come on someone driving 50 they have to slow down to 50 mph and wait for a chance to pass. When they finally get a chance to pass they consume more additional fuel in 2 minutes than the 50 mph car will in an hour. Then add 3 cars that want to drive the posted speed limit who have to slow down for the truck. It’s a snowball effect that ends up wasting not saving gas/diesel (cumulative).

Understand that I am talking about driving away from congested areas with long stretches between stops. In congested areas this won’t work unless you’re on the autobahn in Germany.