kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago28-pound electric motor delivers 1000 horsepowersupercarblondie.comexternal-linkmessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up1585arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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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/
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months ago . I just don’t understand why they need all that. Power sells, they can give that insane 0-60 sprint for very low cost, so it gets people to buy their product instead of a 6 liter V8.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoI guess I’m really lamenting the death of the shitbox econo car.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoUsually the electric cars with a larger motor are also more efficient, since the motor does not have to run near its peak all the time.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoIt’s so sad, because we could make really great shitbox econo cars now. China, Japan and India are doing it, meanwhile in the U.S. we’re needing side-step assistance to climb into our tower-viewing position $80K+ ROADMASTER trucks and SUVs.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThere are places in the US that, instead of banning giant trucks, are banning Kei trucks. I hate this country.
Power sells, they can give that insane 0-60 sprint for very low cost, so it gets people to buy their product instead of a 6 liter V8.
I guess I’m really lamenting the death of the shitbox econo car.
Usually the electric cars with a larger motor are also more efficient, since the motor does not have to run near its peak all the time.
It’s so sad, because we could make really great shitbox econo cars now. China, Japan and India are doing it, meanwhile in the U.S. we’re needing side-step assistance to climb into our tower-viewing position $80K+ ROADMASTER trucks and SUVs.
There are places in the US that, instead of banning giant trucks, are banning Kei trucks.
I hate this country.