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> EVs currently have better instant torque but lower top speeds. Some also have limits on battery output. The Mustang MachE can only go full speed for 5 secon
by mywittyname 4y ago
> EVs currently have better instant torque but lower top speeds.
Some also have limits on battery output. The Mustang MachE can only go full speed for 5 seconds before power is cut really drastically. So much so, that in a quarter mile drag race, the Mach E is as fast as a 5.0 to 60 MPH, but slower than a 2.3L to 100. Not that every EV has this weird limit, but it does exist.
Plus, EVs are all quite heavy, and even though the weight balance is much better, they don't handle nearly as well. The writing is all the wall though, there will never be an EV Miata or GR86. Future vehicles are all going to be gigantic cars with hypercar acceleration and numb handling.