The answer to your question as it relates to electric cars is a bigger battery. If you have more cells, that means there's a greater maximum power. That is why we see all these records today. You won't see a small battery vehicle hitting these giant numbers. And the reason is the battery is too small. So, it doesn't have as much power to discharge. It's very different from like a fuel tank because no one goes, oh, the size of my fuel tank is huge. Like, no one cares whatever you can drive for.
What's the maximum a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn how fast cars can really go, how tires work, and the differences between combustion and electric cars with host of Engineering Explained, Jason Fenske.
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