The Definitive Torque vs. Horsepower post
Year after year, I keep seeing the same old debates about torque vs. horsepower. Everyone seems to have a general idea that we are referring to power, but most don't really understand the relationshi...
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holstein13 wrote:ah64id wrote:
Low rpm horsepower, aka torque, reduces your need for gearing. But in the end the amount of power at the wheels is what matters.
Here's a way better analogy. My electric car has lots of torque at all RPMs including zero. It has only one forward gear.
Yeah electric motors are cool. Last I looked they make 50% of their torque at 1/2 rpm, and all their torque from 1 rpm up.
