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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by lazide on Monday November 03, 2025 @08:43AM (#45798853)
How the heck are they dealing with the heat produced? Water cooling?
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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by alexshendi on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:10AM (#45800605)
Oil cooling. Besides this is a peak power value, so thermal constraints don't matter. Continous power is given around 350-400 kW.

(Sources: https://yasa.com/news/yasa-smashes-own-unofficial-power-dens... and https://yasa.com/technology/)

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