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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Electric motors in a resting position have their magnetic poles as close to each other as possible, so when you apply electricity to the magnets they can impart their absolute maximum force instantly giving electric motors 100% torque from resting. Combustion engines cannot do this, they rely on a series of small well timed explosions being combined together to create a torque greater than the sum of its parts, so peak torque doesn’t occur until the engine is cycling fast enough.
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