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sendler · 02-07-2016, 09:25 AM

Does Pulse and Glide actually hurt efficieny with an electric vehicle due to heat losses increasing as to the square of the increased current? Or it doesn't really matter, coming down to simply what speed you end up averaging.

02-07-2016, 09:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
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