• GreatAlbatrossA
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    1 year ago

    I’m guessing this is mostly because ICE vehicles waste more energy in town (due to braking loss, and engine inefficiency), than a problem with BEVs.

    BEVs claw back the losses in town, meaning that only the simplest inefficiencies are left (v=ir2/2 with the wind and tyre resistance, and maybe a little bit of hot components reducing efficiency).

    Those same highway inefficiencies are masked in ICE vehicles, as the efficiency is much lower during urban driving to begin with.