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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by iwontberude on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:06AM (#45800563)
It will probably lead to cars that fail sooner and are cheaper to build
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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower by iwontberude on Monday November 03, 2025 @02:00PM (#45802883)
Okay cool downvote me but it's true, most of the weight is batteries and asking a smaller device to do more work will create more heat and wear components faster. It's not a new phenomenon.
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