How do Teslas get any traction? They have 800+ lb/ft of torque and only have 265s from the factory. Is it just the traction control is really aggressive or what
How do Teslas get any traction? They have 800+ lb/ft of torque and only have 265s from the factory...
Charles Perry
Benjamin Butler
have you heard of this weird all wheel drive thing
Jack Miller
teslers come in rwd and awd
Aiden Evans
Single gear, weigh 5000 pounds, motor spool up. Electric motors don’t really free rev like gasoline engines when there is no load, they still ramp according to the current going through them.
Bentley Ross
Nothing to do with it. 911 Turbo is AWD, has the same size fronts (245), much bigger rear (325 vs 265), much stickier tires, weighs 1500 pounds less, has a better weight bias for acceleration, yet is still significantly slower to 60.
Think about power curves on an ICE. Take the 911 Turbo, it makes 600hp or so, but only at peak power. You take off at 2500 RPM violently as a clutch is engaged, it has traction for a moment but approaches the limit of traction as the power curve comes on, the car now has to slip clutches and apply the brakes to ensure power goes to all 4 wheels, a gear is shifted violently again dropping the engine back in the power curve, the cycle repeats, it's a lot going on in a few seconds. An electric motor can just be firmwared to put the exact amount of current necessary to the motor to be right under the absolute limit of traction 100% of the time from 0 to top speed.
Adam Gutierrez
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Gavin Bailey
the weight
Evan Powell
low center of mass
awd
fancy electric traction control magic
traction control and things like that work far better on ac electric motors btw
Jackson Roberts
AWD and Weight. Same reason why big trucks can be quick in the 1/4.
Benjamin James
>weight makes it faster
They don't teach physics in school anymore?