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redpoint5 · 03-05-2021, 01:45 PM

Does the added efficiency justify the added weight, cost and complexity? It's not like the eCVTs are without their own efficiency losses.

I was a bit dismayed at how inefficient the BMW i3 in a series configuration was (31 MPG).

03-05-2021, 01:45 PM	#43 (permalink)
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