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hedoralast Monday at 3:45 PM1 replyview on HN

In fairness, ICE engines have been able to provide too much horsepower for those use cases for a long time.

Cutting the motor weight probably matters more for smaller vehicles than bigger ones though.


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linsomniaclast Monday at 4:11 PM

That wasn't so much a criticism of the electric motor, which it sounds like they can scale down, as the Neanderthal part of my brain lighting up. Mongo like power to weight ratio.