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		iwontberude 72 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 ho... It will probably lead to cars that fail sooner and are cheaper to build

iwontberude 72 days ago [–]

Okay cool downvote me but it's true, most of the weight is batteries and asking a smaller device to do more work will create more heat and wear components faster. It's not a new phenomenon.

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