Ford stops taking orders on the lightening

2oldman wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:
I can't see high performance being a real separator in real life use. It's also like when they talk about crazy 0-60 times..

People buy cars for all kinds of reasons, and if their ICE car could beat an EV at 0-60, I'm sure they'd be complaining about it.

I wonder if an electric dragster could beat a top fueler? That would really pi** some people off. At least they wouldn't have to rebuild the engine after every run or two.

Of course without all the noise and fire, what fun would that be?

If we are talking about high performance sports cars, I can see it having an impact but once a sedan/SUV/Pickup has brisk acceleration, I don't see many making it a big priority.

I looked up and right now, top fuel still blows EV dragsters away (3.8 vs 7.2 seconds).
- EVs have an advantage in control (ie: not having the wheels slip which reduces traction).
- Top Fuel still has better HP to weight.

Not that it's simple to get 7000hp out of a top fuel engine, they've had decades to work thru the issues. It's tricky getting 5000hp out of a battery pack thru the controllers and into the electric motors without burning up the electric systems. There are no off the shelf parts, so it's a new game. Look at stories about EVs doing the Nuremburg ring...often they go into limp mode because the systems overheat from too much electricity being pumped thru them.