'1,000 hp': This record-breaking electric motor packs Tesla Plaid EV power into a beer keg-sized device

Fraunhofer IISB motor.

• The Fraunhofer IISB motor delivers 1,000 horsepower from a 94 kg package
• Power density reaches 8 kW per kg, beating typical EV motors
• A single motor matches three Tesla Plaid motors for total output

A new electric motor developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology delivers 1,000 horsepower from a unit roughly the size of a 12.5 kg gas cylinder and weighing just 94 kg.