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Old 05-28-2014, 05:24 PM   #108 (permalink)
some_other_dave
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I think that even a tiny motor running at 8K RPM will still produce more power than is needed to push this down the road. You also do lose efficiency to friction at higher revs, I believe in a geometric fashion. There is a definite sweet-spot--see the BSFC graphs for multiple evidence of that.

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