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Old 02-24-2011, 10:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Aerodynamic drag and rolling drag are total losses, and this makes them the most important things to reduce.

Weight, on the other hand, provides higher kinetic energy and so by coasting (or using regenerative braking) some energy can be regained. So, lowering weight helps in some situations, but some of the kinetic energy can be regained and so it is not a total loss.
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