Excessively high engine RPM will increase fuel consumption.
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Measured in 转/分 (zhuǎn/fēn) = RPM. The tachometer that displays it is 转速表 (zhuànsùbiǎo). Note that 转 is read zhuàn (4th tone) here — 'revolution/turn of a cycle' — not zhuǎn 'to turn into'.