destructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThe average American automobile now weighs over 2 tonnes and takes up almost 5 square meters of space.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1434arrow-down1imageThe average American automobile now weighs over 2 tonnes and takes up almost 5 square meters of space.lemmy.worlddestructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square133linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agoBoth are very limited comparability especially between drive types. Torque was normally measured ahead of the gearbox and that introduces a whole pile of extra messiness. Power is relevant once you’re into higher-speed regimes e.g. merging onto a fast road, overtaking, and climbing hills (especially if towing). Force-speed or acceleration-speed curves would be nice.
Both are very limited comparability especially between drive types.
Torque was normally measured ahead of the gearbox and that introduces a whole pile of extra messiness.
Power is relevant once you’re into higher-speed regimes e.g. merging onto a fast road, overtaking, and climbing hills (especially if towing).
Force-speed or acceleration-speed curves would be nice.