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      08-04-2013, 10:57 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by pkim1079 View Post
I totally forgot to mention how much it drops after said 50mph. I was curious as to how much torque it would be able to hold passed said 50mph.
You could have found the answer from my post.
50 mph = 80 km/h = 22 m/s
torque has dropped by 40% at 22 m/s. It's not the Tesla engine but gives a ballpark number. In comparison the S65 engine reaches its max torque and holds it all the way to 7,000 rpm. No DC motor for me, thanks.
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