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by JoeAltmaier 2358 days ago
That's just talking gearbox. Then there's casing, shafts, mounts, cooling. The difference in number of gears is the smaller part.
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This is Tesla mechanically: https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-fa63245953aaf5f393e851...

Please don't pretend it's anywhere close in complexity and weight to the ICE. Of course if you include batteries then it's heavier. But that's why people are excited for any small change in battery energy density.