Comment on 28-pound electric motor delivers 1000 horsepower
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks agoI mean, I guess. Power output isn’t what I’m really hoping for on new battery tech. What we have is perfectly capable of 0-60 times that only thoroughbred performance street cars can meet (like Ariel Atom territory), and the top speed is plenty.
Once you’re putting down 500hp, tires start to become a limiting factor. The torque that goes behind that number can stress the limit on all but the largest tires with the stickiest compounds.
Safety, range, and weight reduction of new battery tech are great, though.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Yep, I have an EV and the way my partner drove it just eats through tires. We’re talking about $1.5k, 50k mile warranty tires being replaced at 20-25k because someone liked to pretend they’re a fucking astronaut.
Not bitter.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
So you get another set under the warranty? Maybe even twice?
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I wish! The tire shop said that the last set was damaged by excessive acceleration, so they wouldn’t honor the warranty. I can’t argue - our EV has over 600 horsepower and almost 900 lb-ft of torque, so my partner is just destroying those poor tires.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Oof, I’d question how they could even determine that beyond “shouldn’t have worn that fast” but I suppose they know what they’re doing…
jjlinux@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I also have an EV and tires need changing way faster, for sure. The original tires were replaced only after 2 years, but I just love taking off on that animal, so, I’ll be wasting more money on tires.