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Dont forget about good old externally excited motors like what Renault uses, no rare earths needed.
by wisplike 8mo ago
Dont forget about good old externally excited motors like what Renault uses, no rare earths needed.
- observationist 8mo agoDefinitely, and new engineering around axial flux / pancake motors are getting really exciting. 1000 HP motors in a single wheel - 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... Incredible what can be done. If Japan ever wants actual mecha warriors for their military, they're going to need motors like that.