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		vanderZwan 51 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 ho... Thanks. Do you also happen to know the power density of the motors in the average EV car? Because the article uses "nr of Tesla Model 3" as a unit, which is meaningless without further details about it power density.

KeplerBoy 51 days ago [–]

The power density doesn't really matter unless you want to put the motor in the wheel. You need to keep the unsprung mass low.

Basically all EVs have small and light motors compared to ICEs or compared to the battery. Shaving off ten pounds there is irrelevant.

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