27 July

The genius of electric motors is that you can alter the torque they put out in the tiniest amounts, within milliseconds. This means that once you have them in a car, software updates can create all sorts of abilities for the vehicle that require no new mechanical work at all. You just download them. Driving my Tesla in appalling wet weather, I’ve never felt a car so grounded on a slippery road. The car adjusts the torque to each motor within milliseconds, according to the conditions.