Re:GM sells out first year of electric Hummer production
by bryanlarsen on Thursday October 22, 2020 @11:37AM
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> There's zero reason for a car to accelerate to 60MPH in 3 seconds
For an electric motor driven by batteries, the primary cost of a high power system is the ability to push lots of current to the motor. The motor itself is relatively cheap.
Any electric car that has the ability to charge quickly also has the ability to discharge quickly, to deliver lots of power to the motor.
Fast-charging is the cake, insane 0-60 times are the icing.
For an electric motor driven by batteries, the primary cost of a high power system is the ability to push lots of current to the motor. The motor itself is relatively cheap.
Any electric car that has the ability to charge quickly also has the ability to discharge quickly, to deliver lots of power to the motor.
Fast-charging is the cake, insane 0-60 times are the icing.