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Old 05-26-2024, 12:10 PM   #601 (permalink)
redpoint5
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The number of "tricks" available to improve the efficiency in an EV are way more limited than in an ICE. Avoiding the brakes matters a lot less with regen. There's not a discernable efficiency gain running more or less load on an electric motor, meaning rate of acceleration hardly matters. There's no "driving with load" or "pulse and glide".

Cruising speed and tire pressure (but mostly speed) tend to be the biggest efficiency factors. I doubt a significant difference in efficiency would be observed between my wife driving an EV, and me.

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