Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower
by ImPostingOnHN on Monday November 03, 2025 @07:29PM
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I would tend to agree with the other poster that a 10lb reduction, or even a 20lb reduction, is pretty insignificant when it comes to modern consumer cars.
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Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower
by catapart on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @07:44AM
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Right on. Buy a car with a heavier motor, then.
I took this out to the shop floor yesterday and asked the guys what they could do with 10 fewer pounds in the leafs we have around, and believe me - I'm so much less excited about being vindicated in this thread, than I am about the ideas they came up with. Mostly nonsense, but there's some interesting stuff in there that I can't wait for them to try out!
Re:Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower
by ImPostingOnHN on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @11:20AM
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I just posted this question to an executive advisory panel consisting of leaders from some of the largest car companies, and they could not stress enough how right and vindicated the other poster was, about a 10lb reduction, or even a 20lb reduction, being pretty insignificant when it comes to modern consumer cars.
I guess it's just not worth it to pay way more for a motor just because it provides a pretty-insignificant weight reduction.