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Originally Posted by maanma
Speeding up slower (longer in time) will save energy. Doubling time is halving the energy needed.
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That's incorrect. From a physical standpoint it's the same amount of energy to accelerate to a certain speed whether you do so over a long period of time or suddenly accelerate within less than a second to your desired speed.
The difference is how close or how far from optimal efficiency is the load putting onto your engine and what RPM's are you having to rev it up to to get that kind of power.