The
batteries consist of 1104 cells, built up into four packs. In
total, they
weigh 330
pounds, exclusive of the cans that hold them, and they give us
780
volts to
power our motors. They hold 18kWh of power, while our
motors draw half
a megawatt
at peak, so that means we have enough power to run the motors at
peak
output for
two minutes and ten seconds. At peak, the motors produce
810
foot-pounds
of torque and 570 horsepower. That's delivered through a
single-speed
0.37:1 gearbox that combines the torque from the two motors and
brings the
motors and
the gearbox together weigh about 600 pounds. In addition,
there are
a pair of
inverters that convert the DC power from the batteries to AC
power for
the
motors, and modulate it depending what I do with the
throttle-pedal, and
each of
those weighs about 70 pounds.