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As someone that loves to drive fast (hell, I am forced to drive a Prius right now and 195km/h is the norm, where possible), I have to agree with bemused. If yo
by darklajid 9y ago
As someone that loves to drive fast (hell, I am forced to drive a Prius right now and 195km/h is the norm, where possible), I have to agree with bemused.
If you can't do 100 reliably (I drove a lot of Citroen 2CVs) the Autobahn sucks, because now busses and some trucks try to overtake you.
If you can do 120 you're fine. You might not be fast and probably stay on the right/middle lane, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that speed.
- lloeki 9y agoEVs have boatloads of torque available, so they can generally propel you near the top speed in reasonable time before it plateaus, and more often than not the problem isn't so much on the mechanical power side of things but on the electrical power storage and delivery one (heat, battery wear). So it's entirely unlike a 2CV which can't go fast and can't go halfway near top speed quick because the two values are directly tied to mechanical power delivery. An EV with a 145kph top speed says nigh about its acceleration profile.
- greglindahl 9y agoEVs have boatloads of torque at low speeds. The challenge with Teslas on the autobahn is that they have one gear, which reduces their top speed and torque at high speeds compared to a multi-gear transmission.