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Think of drivetrain as all the magic that happens between power generation and what your wheels do. You have can the same batteries (or engines) in a car and g
by Infinitesimus 3y ago
Think of drivetrain as all the magic that happens between power generation and what your wheels do.
You have can the same batteries (or engines) in a car and get widely different driving dynamics. How does it put power down to the wheels?
EVs are fantastic 0-60 machines in a straight line but the luxury brands you listed care about more than that (including status, of course). How does it corner? What happens when I floor the accelerator at 70mph? Does the car feel like a wild animal you're taming or a machine that feels like an extension of your body?
Then you get to the other differentiators of interior design, extra tech capability, NVH management, etc. I'm excited for those areas to see some more useful innovation once 0-60 times stop being interesting.
I think vehicles like the Prius, Leaf, etc are for the same audience as the corolla, altima, etc buyer. The playground for those who care about a particular 10% of their driving/badge experience will always exist regardless of what powers the vehicle
- sgt101 3y agoWell, my Tesla is much more fun than a boxster to drive - just not as noisy. Also the magic of drivechains is in the magic. Electrical connections and software are much much easier to deliver than gears and other precision manufactured physical components. Replication of software over 1000000's of instances is trivial. Replication of a precise physical component is hard.