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j_maffetoday at 3:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

I think the cited weight loss comes from energy efficiency gains leading to less battery capacity needed.


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FabHKtoday at 4:02 PM

Electric engines are already very efficient (particularly compared to internal combustion). If you go from 90% to 95% efficiency, you don't save much in terms of battery.

ETA: Internal combustion engines half a century ago had an efficiency of 20%, now they're at 40%. That cuts the fuel you need to carry in half. Electric engines are near 100%, and as I said, going from 90% to 95% efficiency cuts required battery by a bit more than 5%, so peanuts.

HDThoreauntoday at 4:31 PM

In the video the yasa guy said most of the weight loss is from getting rid of the yoke.