Would gas engine opinions change if.....
I was thinking today as I was driving my car along the highway and looked down to see my car was turning 4000 rpm to maintain speed ( long steep climb) in my car with the radio on you really can’t hea...
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rexlion wrote:
An electric vehicle such as Tesla, if towing, has no engine noise and so it would not seem to be straining while towing up a steep grade... but it would be straining the electric motors. So, it seems to me that a lack of gas engine noise/tach feedback would preclude any sensation of strain other than the need to press the pedal down more.
There is no sound difference and no transmission to shift but one can see the additional current being pulled by the motor or motors. Both our EV’s have these displays prominently visible.
