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Old 11-27-2018, 09:42 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
I wonder how much you can save, in terms of electricity, going for a smaller motor? Looking at charts, it seems like EV kwh use varies more by weight than power or performance.

Possibly most of the savings are in upfront costs and weight and packaging penalties.
Well, that engine was not too big, but IIRC it was quite low-revving.
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