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Old 09-06-2018, 08:58 AM   #79 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
According to the website, it has 250 ft-lbs of torque at the motor, but 644 ft-lbs of torque at rear wheels. How does that increase 157.6%?
A 2.56 drive ratio...

Well, actually probably more like 2.8-3.0 with drivtrain losses.

Torque multiplies, horsepower does not.
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