EV motors are not that heavy. Ok it is 1/4 of a tesla motor but would that make much of a difference compared to the rest of the car since the weight of an EV motor is in single % of the entire weight.

Sounds like it could be more important for drones?

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KeplerBoy 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

It is important if you want to put the motor in the wheelhub. Too much unsprung mass kills vehicle dynamics.

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kakacik 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Saving up even few % of weight while not compromising on comfort/safety is a holy grail for any decent car manufacturer.

Not sure why the negatives in this thread (maybe too many folks hold TSLA stock?), this is properly awesome (r)evolution.

	▲	oaiey 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I do not know why people still think Tesla is a unique company. They are a regular car company now. Nothing more, nothing less. Yes, they disrupted the market and the reward is a standalone, viable car company. That is a huge achievement. But their disruption and uniqueness is gone. The rest of the car industry woke up and all are producing many more EV variants and EV cars in total.

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impossiblefork 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Drone motors are aircooled though, so I think you actually want the radial configuration.