Mercedes New Secret Weapon to Fight Tesla!

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[Benjahmin]

Well that's gonna look great on my Mercedes Smart Bike

 

[cyclebuddy]

Mercedes selling that motor as a weight saving benefit is absurd. Mercs have always weighed a ton more than equivalent vehicles from other manufacturers, and it's that weight/solidity that makes them drive the way they do. An S-class at 130mph feels safe because it weighs as much as it does (I have done that in my more reckless youth). A C-class weighs 50% more than an equivalently sized VW Golf (I've owned both); it's only the weight/solidity that makes the C feel safe(r). So IMO to make any Merc lighter-weight to make it more economical undermines the very market they're in.

But then Bloomberg reported yesterday that Tesla sold more electric vehicles in Germany over the last 12 months than VW, Merc, BMW and Porsche combined.

 

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The QFM-360-X motor is relatively small at 430 mm in diameter and about 180 mm long. It has a 1,340-hp (1,000-kW) output as a single unit, but is scaleable and modular so with a common shaft, could be built to deliver 13,400 hp (10,000 kW).



but how far will it go 1 mile

 

[guerney]

"In a package that weighs just 63 pounds, the Quark develops 335 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. "

Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and 443 LB-FT of Torque

Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and 443 LB-FT of Torque

Dubbed the Quark, the motor weighs just 63 pounds.

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