originally posted in:The Garage
Electric engines make max torque at essentially every RPM rate, an extremely useful quality in cars and motorcycles.
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I may be thinking about this the wrong way, but I don't know if I'd like 50lbft of torque at 1.5krpm.
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Actually 70FT/LBS of torque. But I see your point.
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Sounds scary... but then again, I'm probably picturing the actual effects of that wrong.
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Edited by GHOST270: 6/21/2014 11:36:53 PMElectric motors have max torque at 0 rpm. At high revs the power actually starts to go down. Best power output is in The middle of the power curve of an typical electric motor.
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Is it just me or do electric cars struggle at high speed?