Cars need a lot of peak power. They don't use anywhere near that peak power during normal operation. A typical electric car averages 4 miles per kWh. At a spee

Cars need a lot of peak power. They don't use anywhere near that peak power during normal operation. A typical electric car averages 4 miles per kWh. At a speed of 40 miles an hour that's an average power of 10kW - 10% of that 100kW peak power output.