Electric motors are pretty much opposite of gasoline engines. Motors have peak torque at 0-2krpm and it drops off rapidly after that. Gasoline cars tend to hit

Electric motors are pretty much opposite of gasoline engines. Motors have peak torque at 0-2krpm and it drops off rapidly after that. Gasoline cars tend to hit peak torque near the end of their rpm range (ignoring turbos that can change that in any number of ways). From what I can see, most electric motors are tuned to have peak efficiency at ~5krpm which is conveniently around freeway driving speeds.