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Old 06-11-2012, 05:14 PM   #37
Sasquachulator
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Originally Posted by Asterisked Accolade View Post
I heard it was to get better gas mileage. I believe something about the hydraulic systems put more stress on the engine and by switching to electric, they can achieve slightly better MPG. That's what i heard.
It is for MPG. But i think ive read that electric systems only really nets 1mpg gain over hydraulic.

In other words, there needs to be alot of other things in place to increase mpg as a whole, and not just the electronic steering itself.
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