Future of the diesel?
Good article from Ward's Auto that gives a good global overview on the diesel market with interviews from big brand executives. Interesting commentary that electric powertrains are angling to repla...
Forum Discussion
BenK wrote:
DC Electric motors can have up to or over 300% torque at ZERO RPM vs
any ICE that has ZERO torque at zero RPM...nature of that beast (laws of physics)
While it is true that electric motors have 100% of their available torque at 0 rpm, which varies depending on how much power is coming from the batteries, when was the last time your ICE idled at 0 rpm? Idling for an electric motor is 0 rpm and idling for an ICE engines is around 700 rpm.
Also, if the ICE is making zero torque at 0 rpm, then technically you can't say an electric motor makes 300% more. 0 + 300% = 0.
