Re:The end of the manual transmission is near?
by Sohcahtoa82 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @01:44PM
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> > You always have full power available.
> This is also incorrect, but less so than the max torque claim
Eh, I think you're being a bit pedantic here.
The point was that in an EV, you always have the maximum torque for a given speed available. Whereas in an ICE, you'll have to downshift, which in some automatic cars can take a second or two. You can suddenly floor the gas and go nowhere, whereas an EV takes off immediately. Even a 600 horsepower hypercar will be a little sluggish if you floor it at 55 mph in the top gear.
> This is also incorrect, but less so than the max torque claim
Eh, I think you're being a bit pedantic here.
The point was that in an EV, you always have the maximum torque for a given speed available. Whereas in an ICE, you'll have to downshift, which in some automatic cars can take a second or two. You can suddenly floor the gas and go nowhere, whereas an EV takes off immediately. Even a 600 horsepower hypercar will be a little sluggish if you floor it at 55 mph in the top gear.