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Someonelast Monday at 1:58 PM1 replyview on HN

They don’t need this motor, but if it can be scaled down… at over 10kW/kg sustained, one could wish/hope to get 200W at 50g (disclaimer: I have no idea how this scales with size). Combine that with 1kg of a 600Wh/kg battery (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45797452. Again, I have no idea how realistic that is), and you have a bicycle that’s only a little heavier than a non-electric one, but gives you a boost for 3 hours (more if you use it sparingly. If you’re cycling at leisure, 100W already is a lot of power)


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Y_Ylast Monday at 3:38 PM

For reference, an average commuter cyclist has a power output of about 200W, a world-class racer can do about 600W.

Ref: https://www.cyclinganalytics.com/blog/2018/06/how-does-your-...