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Originally Posted by capnbass91
It's physics, if it takes a certain amount of energy to get from point A to point B, it will take more energy to get from point A to point B faster.
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But that's not what's happening here. The problem is getting to the same speed - say 60 mph - and then staying at that speed. So obviously (at least I hope it's obvious) if you accelerate 0-60 in 8 seconds, the point A at which you reach 60 is a lot closer to your starting point than the point B at which you reach 60 if you do the 0-60 in 16 seconds.
I must admit I've wonder about it myself, and whether it's merely the effects of the IC engine/powertrain. What would a pure electric do? Anybody have a Tesla and want to run some tests?