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There was quite an interesting youtube from Engineering Explained speculating it had enough power to do 400 mph. There may have been other constraints limiting
by tim333 1y ago
There was quite an interesting youtube from Engineering Explained speculating it had enough power to do 400 mph. There may have been other constraints limiting things like the tyres being safe and apparently the battery only has capacity for 2 mins at full power, plus bits may overheat and the like.
(https://youtu.be/z6q7du1q2U8 https://youtu.be/z6q7du1q2U8)
It's also interesting that the fastest time on the Nürburgring at 5 min 19 was from a Porsche hybrid with 900 hp, a fair bit quicker than the BYD which took 6:59 I think. The Porsche had a lot more downforce than the BYD.
- chakintosh 1y ago> 5 min 19 was from a Porsche hybrid with 900 hp You're talking about the non-production Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo race car. A Corvette ZR1X did 6:49 with a third of the HP
- spookie 1y agoYeah, the weight and battery are the limiting factors. Their battery tech is impressive though.
- linsomniac 1y ago>the battery only has capacity for 2 mins at full power "The tires on the Veyron can only last 15 minutes at top speed, but that's ok because the fuel tank only has capacity for 7 minutes at top speed." (From memory, IIRC, Top Gear on the Veyron)
- fragmede 1y agohttps://youtu.be/jk1t6S737Cs?t=393 https://youtu.be/jk1t6S737Cs?t=393 > the tires will only last for about 15 minutes but it's okay because the fuel runs out in 12 minutes