# Is the amount of gas used by a car engine based solely on RPMs?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-amount-of-gas-used-by-a-car-engine-based-solely-on-rpms/941237 "2021-05-02T18:51:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-amount-of-gas-used-by-a-car-engine-based-solely-on-rpms/941237/30 "2021-05-04T21:56:39Z")

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Here is a previous thread which covers some of the same ground as this discussion: [Accelerating and fuel economy. - #23 by Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerating-and-fuel-economy/828478/23)

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