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I know that power loss due to air drag is proportional to the square of vehicle's speed. I have read somewhere that for a gasoline engine, "of the 25 percent crankshaft power, about 4 percent is used up by accessories, 9 percent by friction and slippage in the mechanical systems (transmission...

Hello, i would like to know in what ways power is loss from a car engine to the wheels and what are the percentages of the power losses that occur. Do the power losses vary with engine speeds? Also, how much power does the electric motor starter consume? Max90