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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by TheLoafOfBread on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @04:07AM (#38188181)
You can launch EV faster, but your average travelling speed on a highway is much slower than ICE, because from my experience every 2 hours of driving around 130km/h I need to be attached for 1 hour to a charger.
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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by Turskarama on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:39AM (#38188678)
Given how quickly air resistance scales with speed you might actually get to your destination faster if you drive slower just from needing to recharge less.
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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by Grazester on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @07:53AM (#38189726)
No, the optimal speed for efficiency is around 60mph.
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