How fast do elevators move?

Question

in mph if possible.

(aside from the sears tower and any other buidings with extravagantly fast elevators)

Answer 1

Today, almost all elevators use one of two types of AC motors: the most common are geared motors for elevators moving at speeds up to 500 feet per minute (153 m per minute), while direct-drive motors are used for elevators moving at higher speeds. Some modern high-speed elevators move at up to 2,000 feet per minute (610 m per minute).

500 feet per minute = 5.7 mph

2000 Feet per minute = 22.7 mph

Answer 2

How fast do cars drive?

Your question is asking the same thing - different manufacturers, different load capabilites and different building sizes all influence the speed of the elevator.

Answer 3

Generally passenger elevators in buildings eight floors or less are hydraulic or electric, which can reach speeds up to 200 ft/min (1.0 m/s) hydraulic and up to 500 ft/min electric. In buildings up to ten floors, electric & gearless elevators are likely to have speeds up to 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s), and above ten floors speeds begin at 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s) up to 2000ft/min (10 m/s).

Answer 4

Objects fall at 32f ps ps,,so elevator going down is less, more like half, or one quarter of that, is also variable, so about 2ft ps , on an express lift may be different than a simple people mover.

That would be 5mph or something.