prrjim posted:I don't think an electric motor has any more torque per se than a gasoline or diesel loco at a given rpm. A transmission allows the operator to adjust the motor torque to the required speed/load.
As for hybrids always starting with the electric motor, that is simply software. They are p rogrammed to use the battery first before going to gas to increase the rated gas mileage. So if the battery has any charge, the program uses the electric motor until it is below usable level. This process gives them the best gas mileage short term since it uses electric power first.
Maximum torque for an electric motor is at stall. Once it starts spinning, torque falls off. Thats why a lower horsepower Tesla can blow away a supercar with 2-3 times the horsepower in the quarter mile.
Pete
