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My apologies - my above post belongs in Energy Driving Tips & Tricks I'm not an engineer and so don't fully grasp EV Dynamics Physics Experiment by larryh - more of a thesis than a mere post. But I think larryh answers my above simplistic question about battery efficiency. As I suspected, the harder you press the accelerator, the less efficient the car becomes. Sigh.

I really enjoy the quiet surge of power pulling away from a stop in my Fusion Energi using only the battery. Doing that in a gas car is a waste of gas, so my question is - is it inefficient to accelerate hard using battery only? Up to 25mph or so where air resistance is not a factor.