Power consumption for an in-wheel motor
A large part of the losses are proportional to current squared and thus proportional to torque squared. There is a small amount of power consumed when the controller is energized but the motor is stopped. There are some friction and windage losses that are proportional to speed and speed cubed and much influenced by torque. The controller switching losses are proportional to both speed and torque. The motor has some iron losses that are proportional to speed and some power of speed.