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What is the equivalent to NOS in an electric car?
I’m a big fan of motorsports, and the use of nitrous oxide (NOS) engines in performance car racing is fascinating to me. Is there an equivalent to NOS for electric cars?
Allison Stone · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Nitrous oxide is a fuel additive that allows for greater amounts of fuel to be burned in each power cycle, giving combustion engines a greater power boost. Because electric cars have no internal combustion engine, there is no equivalent to nitrous oxide or NOS that can be added, but EVs might not need it.
Thanks to the simplified engineering of an electric motor, electric cars are capable of lightning-fast
torque
which allows for instantaneous acceleration. In this sense, a high-performance electric racing car has no need for additives in order to achieve top speeds. To get a feel for this feature of an electric car, take a
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