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Originally Posted by jamesqf
So does it? I don't know, since I haven't driven an EV enough to say from experience. But if so, I'd like to know why.
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It's true.
1) Electrical resistance increases with current. So all else being equal, accelerating rapidly is less efficient than turtlefooting it.
Ohm's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2) Also, the faster you draw energy from a lead acid battery (don't know about other chemistries), the less
total energy (capacity) you get from it.
Peukert's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So to maximize efficiency (range) in an EV, accelerate gently, keep top speed down, drive with load, and coast to stops.