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I wonder what the 0-100 time is.
I know it's not a direct comparison, but having raced 1/12th scale R/C cars, I know that electric motors spool up pretty quick and act somewhat like a turbocharged rotary and accelerates like a jet fighter being slung off a carrier... this car could be quite a sleeper, but I know I would probably prefer to hear that flat six howl.
I also wonder if there's any way to use the motor for deceleration, or if it's all on the brakes.
Wow... I never knew this about efficiency (from that write-up):
A short discourse regarding efficiency might be helpful at this point: a highly-developed,
modern petrol engine uses around 75 percent of the energy in its tank to heat the engine
coolant and exhaust gas and only 25 to 30 per cent for actual propulsion.
A diesel manages to convert a respectable 35 to 40 percent of its fuel energy into motion.
The permanent magnet electric motor, on the other hand, is a model of high efficiency:
it offers over 80 percent efficiency over the majority of its power range, extending
90 percent in the upper end of its power range.
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- John
"We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline."
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