[Tahoe_Hybrid]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Just curious if there is any ballpark figure out there about what percent of motive energy is spent for the average vehicle to:

Accelerate
Overcome rolling resistance
Overcome aero resistance

By motive energy, I mean not factoring in engine (in)efficiency, drivetrain losses, accessories, etc.

My guess is that acceleration accounts for less than 5% of motive energy as an average, perhaps much less than that even. Obviously this figure would be higher for those that spend more time in stop and go traffic, and less for steady state highway cruising. As an average though, what do you think it would be?

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