Duel is the sweet spot for 10 grand more you get longer range , better acceleration and all wheel drive. I don’t care what the weather is where you are or your driving needs. That doesn’t change the fact that the duel motor is the sweet spot in this 3 tiered set up.
It’s true when you break you are converting motion into heat energy. So that is energy lost. With regeneration back to electrical energy that is greatly reduced but loss is not eliminated. You are doing what is called hyper mileage. You may annoy others just don’t be dangerous about it please.