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by hobs 1572 days ago
It's just basic newtonian physics, it takes energy to start and stop moving and a lot less to keep doing what you are doing.
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Wouldn't it be more-so that with ICE vehicles you loose 100% of the kinetic energy as heat when stopping. With an EV you convert a portion back to the battery packs with regenerative breaking.
Correct, though many times costs are not just fuel - total ROI includes service cost, availability of replacement parts, insurance costs, etc - a NG car could cost more in fuel and still be cheaper for effectively forever depending on how the books land.