How far can EV power outputs go ?

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Glosphil said:

I was just pointing out that extra power make little difference to actual journey times in the UK.

It can make a significant difference to the amount of a journey you drive at 60mph rather than at 40mph. How much of a difference will depend on the road, and how easy it is to overtake on it.

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Glosphil said:

But how much power is required for your 'safety related advantages'? What safety related advantages?

it's easily overplayed, however there is an advantage to driving a fast car at normal speeds. there are occasionally times where being able to 'zip' into a gap in traffic, safely merge with traffic on a roundabout, overtake a dawdler on a country lane, safely overtake cyclists, accelerate past a dangerous car sliding out of a junction etc... have merit.

that's why a 450hp tesla is a minimum for me, lol....

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TheDeuce said:

Glosphil said:

I have always enjoyed driving & been driving for more than 50 years.
Since 2003 my cars have had horsepower of 163, 150, 160, 170, 150 with 0-60 from just under 8sec to 8.5.
I have never felt that more power would increase my enjoyment. I have driven more powerful cars, including a Model3, but despite being able to afford them have never felt the need. Very little chance to legally use that extra performance in the UK.
I have friends with more powerful cars than mine who boast they can complete journeys in less time than me, but only by less than 5 minutes per hour, & they admit breaking speed limits to do so.
I will probably have a (used) EV sometime in the future but won't feel it necessary to have 'high' hp & certainly not a huge SUV.

There's a fair few practical, sensible and safety related advantages to extra power - and in EV terms in particular, sharper throttle response.

It's not all about racing your mates home and upsetting plod

I wasn't suggesting more power necessiated breaking the speed limit. My 150hp car can break all UK speeds limits by sufficient margin for me to risk having my driving licence taken away. I was just pointing out that extra power make little difference to actual journey times in the UK. I doubt that you & I will ever agree on what is a reasonable minimum. We often do a 100 mile trip from Gloucestershire to Shropshire, usually in my 150hp car but sometimes in my wife's 100hp Clio - amount of traffic & road conditions have a far greater effect on journey time than which car we use.
But how much power is required for your 'safety related advantages'? What safety related advantages?
For someone driving a 65hp Corsa then 150hp would seem a big upgrade.

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bigothunter said:

Do you look up to her?

Luckily I am 6’7 and 16 stone, like everyone on Pistonheads.

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Glosphil said:

I wasn't suggesting more power necessiated breaking the speed limit. My 150hp car can break all UK speeds limits by sufficient margin for me to risk having my driving licence taken away. I was just pointing out that extra power make little difference to actual journey times in the UK. We will never agree on what is a reasonable minimum. We often do a 100 mile trip from Gloucestershire to Shropshire, usually in my 150hp car but sometimes in my wife's 100hp Clio - amount of traffic & road conditions have a far greater effect on journey time than which car we used.
But how much power is required for your 'safety related advantages'? What safety related advantages?
For someone driving a 65hp Corsa then 150hp would seem a big upgrade.

Surely the argument is that a 65bhp Corsa will get to a destination beyond a couple of hundred miles quicker than pretty much every EV irrespective of how much power it has? It’s not like you’ll see any EVs pushing it hard in the fast lane on any intercity motorways.