Insanely Fast Electric Datsun

From 69 horsepower to 300. It destroys the competition. I never realized how much torque an electric motor can generate.

3 Responses

  1. smartass says:

    the most torque an electric generator produces is when it’s stationary. As their RPM increases, they lose torque exponentially. That’s why they are not common anymore in vechicle power plants.

    The starter in a car is an electric motor. It provides enough torque to turn the crank enough to get the first spark pushing a piston. The motor design that became starters used to be the main power plant in vehicles. As in, there were electric powered cars before there were gas powered cars. Once the internal combustion process was made efficient enough, those quickly took over.

  2. Sir Pseudonymous says:

    Actually, I believe that was fixed in modern engines, and is specifically one of the things that made electric cars seem feasible to manufacturers. Really, the only hurdle to reach a mass market for electric cars is the power supply: the batteries are prohibitively expensive, charging times aren’t that great, and there aren’t locations to refuel aside from at home.

  3. mr. black says:

    just google tesla car to see that all the barriers that use to make electric cars not feesable have been over come

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