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		bkanber on Feb 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and ... It makes me sad that the top comment on a really cool new motor design is a gripe about units.

phkahler on Feb 1, 2022 [–]

>> ...a really cool new motor design...

It's not that great a motor design. It's good, but we had similar power to weight motors where I worked 10 years ago and could run 200kW for more than 20 seconds. Good motor designs are cool, but IMHO they are usually not news-worthy but are just marketing.

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