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AlphaWeaver on Jan 4, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US

That's an interesting formula - why is it the 4th power of the axle weight?

claytonwramsey on Jan 4, 2024 [–]

It's an empirical result, derived from some testing by the US government in the 1950s [1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law

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