>> OTOH, lets examine “1,088HP”....enough to beat “some internal combustion models...” LOL. “some” Seeing as the Corvette 6.2l monster is rated at 430HP, yeah, 1,088HP would be just about beat “some” engines out there. This is the kind of “tell” in an article that shows the writer has no clue what numbers they’re throwing around. <<
I’d like to see a Corvette go 0 to 60 in about 2.8 seconds. There’s a reason the author calls the Roadster and this car “supercars.”
What is “magical” is the efficiency at converting electricity to power (and torque). The problem has long been the effective transport of that electricity, since you can’t exactly drag an extension cord all the way to work.
It's not magical at all. It's power vs. time. You can blast out 1088HP in one quick shot, or you can inch along at 20HP for 6 hours.
A "non-supercar" as you call it can go 0-60 in 3.4 seconds (slower than 2.8...but enough to fold the floor mat over your feet) and it has an 18 gallon (2,300MJ) "energy storage device" that can wind out 200MPH for about ten times longer without stopping than this supahstahcah can.
Look. R/C electric cars are fun, too. But they're just toys.