Unless you literally tow it for many minutes to cruising altitude, whatever push you can give it in the ground won’t really amount to much, compared to the ener

Unless you literally tow it for many minutes to cruising altitude, whatever push you can give it in the ground won’t really amount to much, compared to the energy use for the rest of the trip. Imagine you’re embarking on a cross country road trip, and someone offers to initially tow you to get you to 60mph, but then leave you on your own. Will that save you a lot fuel? Obviously not.