Electric motor size and efficiency

Electric motor size and efficiency

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McWigglebum4th

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Wednesday 26th February 2014
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In the world internal combustion the bigger the engine the more fuel it needs at 30mph

Is this the same in the world of EV?

So would a 500bhp electric motor use the same amount of energy as a 100Bhp motor if they are only producing 50bhp?