> so I could drop the 0 to 60 time to possibly under 1.5 seconds due to lower weight. Should see a similar boost in handling performance. If only this were the

> so I could drop the 0 to 60 time to possibly under 1.5 seconds due to lower weight. Should see a similar boost in handling performance. If only this were the case. 2 seconds is pretty much the hard limit for a street car with the best tires you can get. Anything beyond that requires those giant funnycar tires that deform on acceleration to add grip. Or a rocket. > Maybe, if "Everyone" had EVs, and I bought a second hand used car with a dead worn out battery, I would intentionally replace the giant 400 mile battery with a mere 40 mile battery just so I can gain incredible performance, AND the battery would be 90% cheaper than a full size battery, a win-win for me... I think, as other commenters have mentioned in this thread, that having a lot of cells isn’t really negotiable. You need both voltage (cells wired in series) and amperage (cells wired in parallel) to push the car forward. If only it were so simple. The trade off with fewer cells is pretty much necessarily performance and range.