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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
+1. Yup, electric motors make 100% torque at 0 RPM, but nothing is moving.
To the OP, just to mess you up... the motor in the Tesla spins up to somewhere north of 10,000 RPM. 
If you get it, I hope you enjoy the car. |
I guess I was just confused because torque is a measure of turning force and at 0 RPM, theoretically nothing is rotating right?
I suppose I should look at it this way, you can turn a locked door knob and even though the knob isn't rotating, you're still applying torque to it. Is that a better way of looking at it?