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Old 03-22-2016, 05:12 PM   #5 (permalink)
samwichse
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I like how they quote the weight of the drive axle/motor... but wait, what about the weight of the batteries to power the thing? That's going to be another 100kg and a chunk of your trunk space if you want a plugin hybrid from this thing.

Also, 65kw from a 20.9kg motor means it's going to need to be water cooled. So radiator, piping, water fill, pump to add to that weight.

All in I'm going to say you're going to add 200-220kg to your car and take up half the trunk if you want to use it.

Sam
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