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Re:GM sells out first year of electric Hummer production by pluto9 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @02:22AM (#24884208)
> An electric motor doesn't really _need_ all the electronics

These ones do. You're probably thinking of brushed motors, like the kind you can buy at Radio Shack as "hobby motors". EVs typically run brushless or induction motors, which require sensors and electronics to time the power to each coil.

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