Diesel tourque is hard to beat, even with electric tourque.
Electric vehicle motors have 100% torque available at stall and near-stall conditions. This is sometimes enough to break things like transmissions and drivelines in experimental vehicles.
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And in city driving 0-25 is an important number..
Agreed. There's a saying: horsepower sells engines, torque gets you there. I find the instant-on high-torque behavior of electric motors in both hybrids and pure EVs to make city driving rather fun.
What makes you want to buy it now is one drive. I have driven the red Tango around downtown Portland, OR. It was a kick in the pants... better than a cup of Starbucks. It handled like it was on rails, accelerated instantly, and made the coolest gear-whine sound while doing so.
EVs are perfect for stereo competition. With tens of kWH of energy stored on board and no alternator whine or engine noise, they can play all day long at events. Compared to running the electric traction motor, a sweet stereo system is a barely noticeable drain.
Having lived two years with a production electric car as a daily driver (98 factory-built Ford Ranger EV pickup), I can tell you plugging in at home every night is more convenient than stopping at a gas station. It took me less than 5 seconds to plug in the vehicle as I went into the house. It would be fully charged in 2-4 hours depending on how far I drove it that day, but the big thing for me is the "fuel gauge" was always pegged on "F" every morning. No stopping for gas on the way to work! I loved it. I could also run home for lunch, plug in, and in the 30-40 minutes while I ate lunch, the truck had gained back 10-20 miles.
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Diesel tourque is hard to beat, even with electric tourque.
Electric vehicle motors have 100% torque available at stall and near-stall conditions. This is sometimes enough to break things like transmissions and drivelines in experimental vehicles. Facts
And in city driving 0-25 is an important number..
Agreed. There's a saying: horsepower sells engines, torque gets you there. I find the instant-on high-torque behavior of electric motors in both hybrids and pure EVs to make city driving rather fun.
What makes you want to buy it now is one drive. I have driven the red Tango around downtown Portland, OR. It was a kick in the pants... better than a cup of Starbucks. It handled like it was on rails, accelerated instantly, and made the coolest gear-whine sound while doing so.
EVs are perfect for stereo competition. With tens of kWH of energy stored on board and no alternator whine or engine noise, they can play all day long at events. Compared to running the electric traction motor, a sweet stereo system is a barely noticeable drain.
Having lived two years with a production electric car as a daily driver (98 factory-built Ford Ranger EV pickup), I can tell you plugging in at home every night is more convenient than stopping at a gas station. It took me less than 5 seconds to plug in the vehicle as I went into the house. It would be fully charged in 2-4 hours depending on how far I drove it that day, but the big thing for me is the "fuel gauge" was always pegged on "F" every morning. No stopping for gas on the way to work! I loved it. I could also run home for lunch, plug in, and in the 30-40 minutes while I ate lunch, the truck had gained back 10-20 miles.