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Range and acceleration mostly go hand in hand. Much of the constraint on acceleration is how much power you can pull from the battery pack, and that gets better

Range and acceleration mostly go hand in hand. Much of the constraint on acceleration is how much power you can pull from the battery pack, and that gets better with larger batteries. It’s not like a normal car where high acceleration means a big, inefficient engine.

olliej 8y ago
Agreed, that was why I noted the efficiency model for an electric engine is superior to ICE. I'd just rather "normal"-ish acceleration in traffic with range improvements over high max acceleration. I'm sure you could also reduce engine weight if you don't have to rely on extreme acceleration.
- natch 8y ago
  You don’t have to floor the pedal. The tradeoff is decided by the driver. Accelerate less aggressively, get better range.
- mikeash 8y ago
  The motor is pretty small. The benefit from making it weaker would be tiny, if any.