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> the equivalent ICE would be 500+ It's not quite that heavy. An LT1 makes 500 horsepower and weighs less than 500 pounds.
by rootusrootus 6y ago
> the equivalent ICE would be 500+
It's not quite that heavy. An LT1 makes 500 horsepower and weighs less than 500 pounds.
- samatman 6y agoAre you including the transmission? Teslas have a transmission, but it's not in the same league of complexity or weight.
- phonon 6y agoIt definitely varies, though under 400 lbs would be tough to find....it takes a significant amount of effort to make a light, high power engine. Electric motors OTOH are well understood, and relatively easily engineered. The point still stands though. You're savings a few hundred pounds compared to an ICE, but you're losing more than in battery weight. An x2 (or maybe even x1.5) increase in battery density, and a (ground up) electric vehicle will almost always be lighter than a similar conventional car with a full tank of gas.