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That is a given and the two speed transaxles starting to appear in top line EVs show that they have the same issues with a most efficient engine operating range, but the comparison being made is urban driving versus long distance touring, and that is not really a comparison between speeds but speed patterns. It is highlighting the advantage an EV has over a traditional car in stop start traffic (Energy recovery) which it largely loses as soon as you get away from traffic.
In my case of a 140km round trip commute in mixed conditions it probably still hands the advantage to an EV, it would be nice to know that it could recover energy all the way down mount Pretty Sally in the morning to contribute to going back up it again in the evening.
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