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   Raven Luni (ravenluni@furry.engineer)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 07:09:51 JST Raven Luni

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   @feld You still need gearing - cant just slap a battery on a motor

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 07:09:51 JST feld

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     @RavenLuni one gear, yes.
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 07:13:24 JST feld

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     @RavenLuni nobody sells an EV with a multi-gear transmission. One of the big issues is that the torque keeps exploding the gearboxes lol and there's also no significant efficiency benefits.
     
     It would help you go 200mph, though.
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     Raven Luni (ravenluni@furry.engineer)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 07:13:27 JST Raven Luni

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     @feld That sounds terribly inefficient in terms of torque vs power

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 07:18:13 JST feld

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     @RavenLuni looks like Porsche Taycan is the first!
     
     https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28903274/porsche-taycan-transmission/
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 07:21:10 JST feld

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     @RavenLuni Lucid's is fully integrated, even
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