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28-pound electric motor delivers 1000 horsepower (supercarblondie.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Maker website: https://yasa.com/news/yasa-smashes-own-unofficial-power-density-world-record-pushing-state-of-the-art-electric-motor-to-staggering-new-59kw-kg-benchmark/

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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

These same idiots tell me my hybrid battery will only last 20,000 miles a cost $50,000 to replace. Yeah sure.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Yea I’ve been hearing that one since 2003 with my original Prius. That battery lasted 23 years before it crapped out, and modern battery tech is waaaaay better than that thing. Also it wouldn’t have been that much money to refurbish the battery if it hadn’t been too smashed up to bother.

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