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		hedora 70 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 ho... In fairness, ICE engines have been able to provide too much horsepower for those use cases for a long time. Cutting the motor weight probably matters more for smaller vehicles than bigger ones though.

linsomniac 70 days ago [–]

That wasn't so much a criticism of the electric motor, which it sounds like they can scale down, as the Neanderthal part of my brain lighting up. Mongo like power to weight ratio.

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