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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by xnx on Friday June 13, 2025 @04:32PM (#44271982)
> aerodynamic drag is by far the biggest source of efficiency loss.

Rolling resistance is a bigger source of loss under 30 mph.

> The most efficient traversal for a fixed time interval is fast acceleration / deceleration with a reduced top speed

Wouldn't it be increasing speed for half the trip and decreasing it for the other half?

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