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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
That is true - but no mainstream BEV will ever be sold with as little power as an electric-only Prius. So it's a bit cute saying you can run with its cooling reduced to zero - and drawing any comparison with a proper BEV.
The cooling drag on my electric bicycle I once made was very low, but it's irrelevant to the discussion.
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Every mainstream BEV sold, has as little 'developed' power as the reported Prius, whenever their road load demand encountered, matches that of the said Prius. Every one of them, up to their full rated power.
Cooling requirements will be whatever they are. If each vehicle shared equal mechanical efficiency, they would all experience identical cooling loads.