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More so that ICE has really bad efficiency at city driving due to lack of regen braking and engine idling.

EVs (and hybrids) with regen braking remove this lost efficiency in city driving, leaving you with an energy usage curve that scales more directly with aerodynamic drag due to speed.

EVs are more efficient at low and high speeds than ICE, they just have small “gas tanks” so the high speed losses are more noticeable.




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