I thought it was the other way around, where doing the higher force version results in higher efficiency, so you use more energy to achieve the same effect (when you use the lower gear and pedal more). It’s easier to generate force but takes more energy to apply that force over the same diatance (because the converted distance you’re applying it to on your end is longer).

Makes me wonder if there’s an easy way to get the car to start using a lot more bandwidth. Make the deal not worth it for the carriers anymore. Something that could be distributed for use on many cars, maybe used to give free internet to a wifi mesh in the vicinity of any of those cars.