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Oil Cooling Can Make EVs Even More Efficient
- glumreaper 3y agoElectric motors do get warm during operation, it is no surprise that some form of cooling fluid is desirable as the weight/power horizons are explored across the EV fleet. This article doesn't touch on battery pack cooling, which is also a thing and much like motor cooling in that manufacturers want one coolant for the life of the product.
- hulitu 3y ago> Electric motors do get warm during operation especially the bad ones. /s
- helsinkiandrew 3y agoRelated: This article about a teardown of the Porsche Taycan cooling system and comparison with Tesla Model-Y and Ford Mach-E: https://www.theautopian.com/manufacturing-experts-tear-down-electric-porsche-taycan-and-discover-yet-another-bowl-of-spaghetti https://www.theautopian.com/manufacturing-experts-tear-down-...
- m463 3y agoThis article doesn't say much. Should probably reference the original article: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/opinion/comment-why-oil-cooled-motors-are-key-to-next-gen-ev-propulsion https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/opinion/comment-why-oi...
- renewedrebecca 3y agoIt's ironic that we've managed to somehow find a use for oil, even in EVs.