Can someone explain the “near infinite mass” claim?
Can someone explain the “near infinite mass” claim?
https://www.thedrive.com/news/19529/watch-a-tesla-model-x-pu...
Might refer to the fact that EVs have high torque, hence high bollard pull force, which is the maximum force that a vehicle can generate at zero speed.
That said, I don't see that quote in the article…
The Cybertruck is electric. Electric engines have theoretically infinite torque at 0 MPH, decreasing with speed. The actual limit is the materials, the friction of the tires, and the point at which the vehicle flips over.
Between a heavy vehicle, good tires and a low center of gravity, it can tow several times its own weight.
The basis for this claim is that an electric engine can generate torque at an arbitrarily low RPM, so given low enough friction on the load it can move an arbitrarily massive object. That particular given, of course, renders the whole claim BS.