We know for a fact that the motors are locked to 110MPH as a maximum speed. More than enough for the average person, for sure.
But... A small part of me is curious. If unlocked, what is the max speed we could possibly reach? :P
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This topic was discussed elsewhere on this forum, & someone said the motors lose a lot of torque at higher speeds, so that may be the limiting factor for now...
With off-the-shelf motors now, they mentioned getting Elaphe to produce optimized ones just for the Aptera's unique needs (much lighter & more aero).
Since air drag is such a HUGE factor that efficiency drops very rapidly with speed, they might optimize the motors for higher speed in order to partially compensate for that, which might also retain more torque at high speed for a faster maximum.
Perhaps Elaphe could tell us. I suspect that speeds faster than 110 would result in motor controller response times that would be too fast for the clock speed of the processor being used. The controller has to be able to track wheel position precisely and route the power in proper sequence. Failures here can result in major burnt motor parts.