Damn now I kind of want a electric for drag racing.
Look up some videos on electric drag racing. They totally kick ass. I'm an engineer and the reason they kick ass is that they have instant full torque available, and it's available all the way through the RPM range. Normal cars have a power band.
Edit: it looks like my information is out of date. The Tesla BEAT the Lamborghini by 0.05 seconds . https://interestingengineering.com/video/tesla-model-x-beat-lamborghini-drag-race-world-record-fastest-suv
Hybrid hub motors plus gas makes for epic race cars.
Didn't know if you saw my edit. Video here;
My information is out of date. The Tesla BEAT the Lamborghini by 0.05 seconds . https://interestingengineering.com/video/tesla-model-x-beat-lamborghini-drag-race-world-record-fastest-suv
And they've gotten faster since this video was made.
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