I think you’re right in that an ICE vehicle with similar specs would be worse off. Also, I think there’s an error regarding the stated output of the engine. Official sources are showing a much higher rated output of 13.5kw.
It still seems underpowered if it is intended to carry 6 adults uphill at 50 kph. Regardless of torque, power is the rate at which work is done. It can be expressed as the resistive force times the velocity. I can’t find a weight for the vehicle, but based on vehicles with similar specs, I’ll guess it’s well over 700kg. Moving 700kg up a 6-degree slope, which is still a pretty reasonable grade, at 50kph would require over 13kw and that’s the theoretical max, without passengers, headwinds, etc. No way is the Olinia 1 doing 50kph uphill with 6 adult passengers.
Perhaps that’s not the problem it’s designed to solve, though. Maybe it’s okay if it slows down to 25kph, carrying 6 adults, because it’s navigating an urban environment. If the point is efficiency in city commuting, this could be a viable addition to the array of solutions for displacing fossil fuels.
We might have a misunderstanding here.
The comment to which you’re replying is my original comment.
Nothing in it is intended to be pro ICE or anti EV.
This doesn’t have anything to do with something as abstract as engineered systems. It’s basic physics. You can’t get 15kw out of something with a max output of 14kw. That’s just axiomatic.
P = Fv cosθ
https://www.tutorchase.com/notes/a-level-ocr/physics/6-3-2-mechanical-power-from-force-and-speed
Doesn’t matter if it’s ICE, EV, horses, flywheels powered by suspended weights, steam turbines powered by fusion, etc. It’s just not possible to move a mass at an angle and velocity such that one of those variables increases without also increasing the power. These are some of the assumptions on which EVs are built. And they’re constantly validated by testing and everyday EV (and ICE) driving experiences.
I sincerely hope this project succeeds for all the right reasons. I’m not advocating for the preservation of ICE vehicles and infrastructure. My concern here is STEM literacy among advocates of progressive solutions. I would very much like for us to be taken seriously, and I think that requires communicating our position and intent effectively.