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Re:Long Range E-Bike by loeg on Sunday March 01, 2026 @07:18PM (#47212309)
The exact same thing applies to electric cars, though -- going slower significantly increases your range.
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Re:Long Range E-Bike by jeffbee on Sunday March 01, 2026 @07:58PM (#47212580)
But cars have much larger constants and linear terms in their efficiency equation and they hit peak efficiency at 15 MPH or higher, whereas a bicycle peaks at half that.
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