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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And I want electric vehicles that are electricity efficient.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's the beauty of electric vehicles; you can have both.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but some EVs are more effecient than others.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's not really a significant difference unless you're talking about aero and wheels/tires, and most sports cars are also fairly aerodynamic.

Look at the difference in efficiency between Model 3 Performance and a Chevy Bolt.

Tires can be swapped as needed. As can spoilers and other aero equipment to add down force at the track.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

That's not a great comparison since I'd categorize the Bolt as being fairly inefficient. It has poor aerodynamics (wrong shape and no flsf bottom) which results in a larger range loss when range matters most at interstate speeds.

The Bolt is efficient in city driving, but not otherwise. I'd say a better comparison would be between the Mach e and model Y where you do see a meaningful difference in efficiency.