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> and keeping it at a certain RPM range (other than below it's max) isn't really important.

Yeah it is, because electric motors have RPM bands where they are most efficient. The whole point of a adding a two-speed transmission in the first place was to increase efficiency, range, and top speed. If they managed a 5% improvement with a two-speed, I'm betting they could at least double that with an eCVT.



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