Whenever I hear people talk about acceleration in electric cars, they talk about the instant torque. I think I have an okay understanding of what torque is, but what does it mean for it to be “instant “?
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My slower ev has about 350hp. My son’s bmw has about 450hp. So by the numbers being that our cars weight close to the same, he should beat me in a race. However his car only hits 450hp when the tachometer is in a narrow range (called the power band). So the reality is my electric motor is getting full power right off the start and I will beat his car off the line and it is only once his engine gets into the power band that he will catch up and pass me.
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