sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square336linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down16
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minus-squareSpaceCadet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago an EV’s electric motor and (usually) single reduction gear means you get basically the same acceleration between 5 km/h and 120 km/h Same torque, not same acceleration. Air and roll resistance have something to say too.
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoThe car increases power as the vehicle’s speed increases, so you really do get the same acceleration force. That’s trivial to do when the drivetrain isn’t wildly flailing around.
minus-squareSpaceCadet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s not how things work.
Same torque, not same acceleration. Air and roll resistance have something to say too.
The car increases power as the vehicle’s speed increases, so you really do get the same acceleration force. That’s trivial to do when the drivetrain isn’t wildly flailing around.
That’s not how things work.