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Re:Oil Cooling Can Make EVs Even More Efficient by glumreaper on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @03:55AM (#39977083)
Electric motors do get warm during operation, it is no surprise that some form of cooling fluid is desirable as the weight/power horizons are explored across the EV fleet.

This article doesn't touch on battery pack cooling, which is also a thing and much like motor cooling in that manufacturers want one coolant for the life of the product.

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Re:Oil Cooling Can Make EVs Even More Efficient by hulitu on Thursday April 11, 2024 @01:40PM (#40004760)
> Electric motors do get warm during operation

especially the bad ones. /s

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Re:Oil Cooling Can Make EVs Even More Efficient by helsinkiandrew on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @04:09AM (#39977152)
Related: This article about a teardown of the Porsche Taycan cooling system and comparison with Tesla Model-Y and Ford Mach-E:

https://www.theautopian.com/manufacturing-experts-tear-down-...

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Re:Oil Cooling Can Make EVs Even More Efficient by m463 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @04:42AM (#39977389)
This article doesn't say much. Should probably reference the original article:

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/opinion/comment-why-oi...

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Re:Oil Cooling Can Make EVs Even More Efficient by renewedrebecca on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @11:09AM (#39980267)
It's ironic that we've managed to somehow find a use for oil, even in EVs.
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