I think putting practical limits on that question could make it fun. If you have the space to do it, like, there's so much energy you can put in a battery and you can make it really long. So is the challenge now for car designers? I mean, what's the top speed on these electric cars? Like, it's a buck, whatever. How much more do you want to go? And how many people you think are asking that question right now?
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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