I agree. With the tailgate up, an 'air bubble' is created in the bed that deflects any air from 'dragging' against the tailgate.
Agreed. It always made sense to me that a tonneau cover would benefit air flow and thus better mpg. Perhaps this will quiet the naysayers.
You will, and I do. I have a couple of business trips that are very regular, and over 100 miles each way. I'm not guessing that my tonneau cover saves 2mpg at 85, I know it does.
So what you are telling me is my tonneau cover is literally paying for itself.Just some math, for funa 2mpg improvement as reported by several on this post is roughly 5% at 40mpg average (less if you are getting more)
At 40mpg, a 2 mpg increase saves 1 gallon of gas per 20 gallons or 1 gallon of gas for every 800 miles.
this translate to 10 gallons of gas for 8,000 miles, 100 gallons for 80,000 miles, 200 gallons for 160,000 miles.
so, if you drive your truck for 80,000 miles, you would multiply 100 times your average gas price (move the decimal 2 places) so $3.599 gas saves you $359.90 per 80,000 miles. We can also do the division to find how much money you can save per mile, which in this case would be your price per gallon of gas divided by 800. 3.599/800=0.0045 which is a 0.45 cents per mile savings at $3.599 per gallon of gas. To find break even mileage, divide the final cost of your cover by .0045 and that will give you your break even mileage. $450 cover would break even at 100,000 miles.
This assumes all driving is at highway speeds. The aerodynamic drag will not be the same at all speeds and increases with the square of the speed. In fact there may be some mileage decrease a very slow stop-n-go driving due to the added weight of the tonneau cover and the minimal aerodynamic drag at these speeds.Just some math, for fun
At 40mpg, a 2 mpg increase saves 1 gallon of gas per 20 gallons or 1 gallon of gas for every 800 miles.
this translate to 10 gallons of gas for 8,000 miles, 100 gallons for 80,000 miles, 200 gallons for 160,000 miles.
so, if you drive your truck for 80,000 miles, you would multiply 100 times your average gas price (move the decimal 2 places) so $3.599 gas saves you $359.90 per 80,000 miles. We can also do the division to find how much money you can save per mile, which in this case would be your price per gallon of gas divided by 800. 3.599/800=0.0045 which is a 0.45 cents per mile savings at $3.599 per gallon of gas. To find break even mileage, divide the final cost of your cover by .0045 and that will give you your break even mileage. $450 cover would break even at 100,000 miles.
I've seen a pricey ($49) tailgate boss. Not sure if it fits Maverick, but imagine there's a simple diy.
100% possible just look at some of the threads on this site and people commenting in this thread. They did a virtual test on a Rivian, which is pretty close to a Maverick in size. The air does exactly the same thing it does vs a long bed.
"Earthjustice strives to keep coal, oil, and gas in the ground."Just some math, for fun
At 40mpg, a 2 mpg increase saves 1 gallon of gas per 20 gallons or 1 gallon of gas for every 800 miles.
this translate to 10 gallons of gas for 8,000 miles, 100 gallons for 80,000 miles, 200 gallons for 160,000 miles.
so, if you drive your truck for 80,000 miles, you would multiply 100 times your average gas price (move the decimal 2 places) so $3.599 gas saves you $359.90 per 80,000 miles. We can also do the division to find how much money you can save per mile, which in this case would be your price per gallon of gas divided by 800. 3.599/800=0.0045 which is a 0.45 cents per mile savings at $3.599 per gallon of gas. To find break even mileage, divide the final cost of your cover by .0045 and that will give you your break even mileage. $450 cover would break even at 100,000 miles.
When I read the caption I could almost hear Gilda Radner saying “… never mind”
. Great skits!
Nope. Long bed has more time for the air path to lower and become turbulent. On a 4.5' bed air coming off the cab barely hits the top of the tailgate.
Camper shell really helps when you are towing an enclosed trailer, otherwise no.
