QZRChedders t1_j1i5ivz wrote
An ICE engine has a torque curve that builds from idle up to peak usually 4-6 thousand RPM later. It takes time to find that torque and that power.
An electric motor is nearly opposite. The second you apply the voltage it’s off, maximum torque like a switch. That combined with multiple motors to keep each wheel working at peak performance and use that torque leads to ridiculously fast acceleration.
Similar reason big diesel wagons can punch so hard, they have torque low down and available but as they drop off (like electric motors) that’s where ICE is going to catch up if at all. I recommend looking at dyno graphs for a few cars and you’ll see this graphically.
AverageJoe313 t1_j1ifo3a wrote
Internal combustion engine engine
QZRChedders t1_j1ivwpk wrote
Ah fuck thanks for pointing that out
lord_ne t1_j1jcjz9 wrote
PIN number
ATM machine
jacobhottberry OP t1_j1jid01 wrote
“Tell him I need it as ASAP as possible” —Michael Scott
electricaldummy17 t1_j1jhlpi wrote
One could argue that if you were to just say "ICE", it may be over the head of eli5. I think ICE engine actually is a pretty quick way to remind someone at an eli5 level of what we are talking about and that it has an acronym.
ADDeviant-again t1_j1jz537 wrote
That whole first sentence alone had 3-4 ELI5 terms and subjects in it.
BOBALL00 t1_j1m74pn wrote
Electric doesn’t need to shift gears so your saving shift time too
DreamArcher t1_j1ju6eo wrote
Max torque at zero RPM is only for AC induction motors (Tesla). Almost everybody else uses DC motors.
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