Comment on 28-pound electric motor delivers 1000 horsepower
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoMy parents had an original Prius and it was a weedy little car that made those two hippies really happy. If that was his only experience with electric cars I can see why he’d think that.
But the new ones are fucking rockets. I just don’t understand why they need all that. Can they make a cheaper one that’s got 300 horsepower?
I put my hybrid into sport mode when I actually need the acceleration, like quick highway merges or cramped city turns in traffic. If I kept it in eco mode like I normally do, or even just normal mode, the acceleration would be limited and I’d either be unable to merge or would cause an accident.
Yeah drivers in my area are shitty, I know. Unfortunately I can’t flip a switch and change their behavior.
Also sometimes it’s just plain fun to go zoom (when safe, obviously).
I have the same sort of fun in my manual transmission gas car
The electric motor capacity also accounts for scenarios like a heavily loaded car going uphill with poor weather conditions.
And because it always can dump full power into the wheels instantly, unlike ICE cars (which are forced to burn an insanely wasteful amount of fuel to compete) that means every EV made for normal use has ridiculous acceleration
But even the biggest trucks out there don’t have 1,000 horsepower, and they’re built to haul heavy loads uphill in bad weather.
MangoCats@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
Power sells, they can give that insane 0-60 sprint for very low cost, so it gets people to buy their product instead of a 6 liter V8.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I guess I’m really lamenting the death of the shitbox econo car.
MangoCats@feddit.it 2 weeks ago
It’s so sad, because we could make really great shitbox econo cars now. China, Japan and India are doing it, meanwhile in the U.S. we’re needing side-step assistance to climb into our tower-viewing position $80K+ ROADMASTER trucks and SUVs.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There are places in the US that, instead of banning giant trucks, are banning Kei trucks.
I hate this country.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Usually the electric cars with a larger motor are also more efficient, since the motor does not have to run near its peak all the time.