Electric Horse Power
Writing by Jose on Wednesday, 19 of March , 2008 at 4:30 pm
When it comes to technology and cool stuff, sometimes we can come off sounding a little geeky and a bit of a nerd. But we can bury that idea for right now because we’re going to talk about CARS!!! There is nothing more manly than a sports car. And though there are a lot of cars that are being built that have some pretty awesome technology, there isn’t really an electric sports car. Well, just recently Tesla Motors went full production and are now selling the Tesla sports car. The great thing about this ride is (first and foremost) its ability to travel on electricity only. The car already gets the equivalent of 135mpg compared to a gas engine. That’s less than 2 cent per mile. But the really great thing about the car is it unprecedented ability to get up and go.
In a car that uses a gasoline engine, there are a number of things that happen to make the car go. When you press the acceleration pedal down, the engine must take in more gas from the tank at the back of the car. Run it through the fuel lines, spray it into the combustion chamber and that pushes the pistons which make the shaft turn, delivering power to the tires. That usually takes a considerable amount of time to happen especially if you are in an automatic. Now with the electric car is much different. Gas pedal down - car go faster. It’s pretty much that simple and there is no delay on acceleration. Because the electricity is immediately changed into mechanical energy.
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