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A link to the press release https://yasa.com/news/yasa-smashes-own-unofficial-power-density-world-record-pushing-state-of-the-art-electric-motor-to-staggering-n

A link to the press release https://yasa.com/news/yasa-smashes-own-unofficial-power-density-world-record-pushing-state-of-the-art-electric-motor-to-staggering-new-59kw-kg-benchmark/ https://yasa.com/news/yasa-smashes-own-unofficial-power-dens...

defrost 11mo ago
A much better link .. and probably not to late to change it via [edit] on submission in your view.. The YASA link is primary, links to test data and back story, and has more detail substance and authority.
- deleted 11mo ago
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larodi 11mo ago
Much better you should post it and somebody mark the banner ridden one for deletion.
- rtaylorgarlock 11mo ago
  'Supercarblondie' manages to hit everything I dislike about automotive marketing online all at once.
  - thenthenthen 11mo ago
    Yeah wasnt blondie the name of a dog belonging to a certain historical figure?
    - rtaylorgarlock 11mo ago
      Ha! I didn't know that. This blondie is definitely, definitely the more, um, traditional(?, oof) genus and species of American 'blondie' (no offense to blondes, I promise, as my disdain is in the direction of protection of blondes rather than broad criticism)
fainpul 11mo ago
> 59kW/kg At this point why don't we get rid of the k prefix and write 59W/g? Edit: I was half joking, but various answers mention kW being standard for motors, kg being the SI unit for mass etc. All true, but as used here in a combined unit, which means "power density" it still would make sense IMO. It's not like the "59" tells you that it's a strong motor and hence you want kW to compare it to other motors. You can't, it's just a ratio (power to weigth). W/g just reads much nicer in my head. Or we could come up with a name, like for other units. Let's call it "fainpul" (short fp) for example :) 59 fp is a new record for electric motors!
- samdjstephens 11mo ago
  kg is the SI unit for mass, I think that would be why
- kibwen 11mo ago
  Amusingly, given the other thread in here with people sniping each other over the metric system, I'm obliged to point out that kg, not g, is the fundamental unit of mass in SI, because even metric can't get away without some silliness.
- youngtaff 11mo ago
  Comparison with other motors
- floo 11mo ago
  Because kg is the fundamental unit of mass and kW is typically used for electric motors. Same reason you wouldn't use m²/s³ even though that's also technically correct.
  - VikingCoder 11mo ago
    If "kg" is the fundamental unit of mass, then honestly, why isn't a gram referred to as a "millikilogram"?
    - kitku 11mo ago

defrost 11mo ago

A much better link .. and probably not to late to change it via [edit] on submission in your view.. The YASA link is primary, links to test data and back story, and has more detail substance and authority.

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larodi 11mo ago

Much better you should post it and somebody mark the banner ridden one for deletion.

rtaylorgarlock 11mo ago
'Supercarblondie' manages to hit everything I dislike about automotive marketing online all at once.
- thenthenthen 11mo ago
  Yeah wasnt blondie the name of a dog belonging to a certain historical figure?
  - rtaylorgarlock 11mo ago
    Ha! I didn't know that. This blondie is definitely, definitely the more, um, traditional(?, oof) genus and species of American 'blondie' (no offense to blondes, I promise, as my disdain is in the direction of protection of blondes rather than broad criticism)

fainpul 11mo ago

> 59kW/kg At this point why don't we get rid of the k prefix and write 59W/g? Edit: I was half joking, but various answers mention kW being standard for motors, kg being the SI unit for mass etc. All true, but as used here in a combined unit, which means "power density" it still would make sense IMO. It's not like the "59" tells you that it's a strong motor and hence you want kW to compare it to other motors. You can't, it's just a ratio (power to weigth). W/g just reads much nicer in my head. Or we could come up with a name, like for other units. Let's call it "fainpul" (short fp) for example :) 59 fp is a new record for electric motors!

samdjstephens 11mo ago
kg is the SI unit for mass, I think that would be why
kibwen 11mo ago
Amusingly, given the other thread in here with people sniping each other over the metric system, I'm obliged to point out that kg, not g, is the fundamental unit of mass in SI, because even metric can't get away without some silliness.
youngtaff 11mo ago
Comparison with other motors
floo 11mo ago
Because kg is the fundamental unit of mass and kW is typically used for electric motors. Same reason you wouldn't use m²/s³ even though that's also technically correct.
- VikingCoder 11mo ago
  If "kg" is the fundamental unit of mass, then honestly, why isn't a gram referred to as a "millikilogram"?
  - kitku 11mo ago