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I was wondering about power density - clearly it's not an issue for them having enough energy on board for 1,300 bhp/2,200Nm of torque for ~8 minutes, which as you say (barring malfunctions) is undiminished by the thinning atmosphere.
An electric air-racer would be cool.
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An electric air-racer would be cool.
Like a Red Bull air race plane? If so yes, extremely cool. I think weight would really determine the possibility of that though. A ducted fan design might help though.
The one thing you really notice with high performance electric drive machines is the linear acceleration. Must feel a lot more brutal than the smoothness suggests.
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Pretty epic. Apart from malfunctions there's no power drop from altitude. I wonder how long before ICE cars are irrelevant at Pikes Peak.
Also, that road is still scary, even being paved.