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Originally Posted by Ecky
My understanding is that the island of efficiency is more like ~75% rather than 30-50%.
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Yeah, usually around 75% of peak torque, but about 35% of peak power. You'd want an aero car that at 100 MPH is producing 35% of peak power. I base that off of the BSFC chart I studied to understand how they work:
This assumes most of the driving done is at this speed. No sense optimizing the car to that speed if it's only occasional.
Really though, I'd probably get a used EV as a commuter and a nice ICE for longer trips. EVs are efficient at most any speed, and excel when stuck in traffic.