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Is there a significant efficiency hit for accelerating quickly to your desired speed vs accelerating slowly? (in an EV)

Your physics instinct is right in a vacuum.

Same speed should be the same kinetic energy.

But the real world adds losses, and those punish hard acceleration:

Electrical losses scale roughly with current², so flooring it wastes more as heat

Motor/inverter efficiency drops at very high power

Tires waste more energy under high torque (slip)

Drag starts biting earlier if you hit high speeds sooner (ever ride a bicycle?)

Moderate, steady acceleration is most efficient. Not crawling, not flooring it. Use ~30–60% pedal (middle way). Smooth, continuous push.

You can still have quick launches occasionally without wrecking your efficiency. Just don’t make it your default mode.

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UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18s

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*unable to legally purchase

They will continue to smoke and vape. I guarantee it. Their activity will simply be criminalized. Which isn't good for anyone.

The evidence shows people will find a way and prohibitions aren't effect and mostly results in inferior and sometimes dangerous product being sold in place of what should be highly regulated and consistent.