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Someone help understand this dual motor quote. Also, GT4 E Performance weighs under 1550kg proving that Porsche can do an EV coupe with 80kwh pack and make it under 3500 lbs. https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...of-next-cayman
“If we only had a rear-wheel drive car, we would need about 250 kilograms more batteries to reach the same drive time,” he said of the GT4 e-Performance racer’s capability to run for between 25-30 minutes at full flog. “And that’s massive. So the decision to go for all-wheel drive, it’s very clear for a race car,” he explained, and it’s worth noting the GT4 e-Performance weighs “less than 1550kg”, which is circa 200kg more than the petrol 718 Cayman it’s based upon. “The advantage is to save weight, but also to save batteries – because batteries are expensive, you also save money. If you can reduce both of those by putting in an additional motor in the front which doubles the power of the car? It isn’t even an option,” he said.
Someone help understand this dual motor quote. Also, GT4 E Performance weighs under 1550kg proving that Porsche can do an EV coupe with 80kwh pack and make it under 3500 lbs. https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...of-next-cayman
“If we only had a rear-wheel drive car, we would need about 250 kilograms more batteries to reach the same drive time,” he said of the GT4 e-Performance racer’s capability to run for between 25-30 minutes at full flog. “And that’s massive. So the decision to go for all-wheel drive, it’s very clear for a race car,” he explained, and it’s worth noting the GT4 e-Performance weighs “less than 1550kg”, which is circa 200kg more than the petrol 718 Cayman it’s based upon. “The advantage is to save weight, but also to save batteries – because batteries are expensive, you also save money. If you can reduce both of those by putting in an additional motor in the front which doubles the power of the car? It isn’t even an option,” he said.
Yes, I can't make logical sense of this either. If you have two motors, then you have two consumers of energy. So how does reducing the battery capacity provide a benefit in terms of endurance? When the author says, "same drive time", is he describing total time to battery depletion or is he describing total lap time? Maybe two smaller motors versus one larger motor - I can't this concept to work in my pea brain.
Yes, I can't make logical sense of this either. If you have two motors, then you have two consumers of energy. So how does reducing the battery capacity provide a benefit in terms of endurance? When the author says, "same drive time", is he describing total time to battery depletion or is he describing total lap time? Maybe two smaller motors versus one larger motor - I can't this concept to work in my pea brain.
The front motor is much more efficient at energy recuperation when braking - hence the ability to achieve better energy use on track vs. single motor setups.
Some newish video of testing. I'm not loving the EV noises, but I guess I'll adjust... eventually. Can't wait to see what the GT department is able to do with these in the coming years..
Some newish video of testing. I'm not loving the EV noises, but I guess I'll adjust... eventually. Can't wait to see what the GT department is able to do with these in the coming years..
Some newish video of testing. I'm not loving the EV noises
The only noise I hear is tires crunching salty roads. The only thing more nauseating will be if they pump fake exhaust noises externally and internally.
The only noise I hear is tires crunching salty roads. The only thing more nauseating will be if they pump fake exhaust noises externally and internally.
Then you should start stocking up on Dramamine® now.
03-15-2024, 01:46 PM
