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There's Now a 1,000 Horsepower Electric Motor Based on a Motorcycle Motor

There's no denying that you can get a lot of horsepower out of a little package when it comes to electric motors. The power density is just staggering, to say the least. Just look at the Stark Varg with its 80 horsepower output and how little the overall motorcycle weighs. 

There are still hurdles to work out, for sure, like range density, charging infrastructure, and more, but the overall horsepower gains from small packages just blows ICE out of the water. And there's no better demonstration of that undeniable fact than Donut Lab's new electric in-hub motor, something that many will recognize from its prior work with Verge Motorcycles. 

Just how power-dense is this puppy? How does an 88-pound motor pumping out nearly 1,000 horsepower sound? Woof. 

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