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by pbronez 526 days ago
Pretty powerful stuff. The Model Y Long Range AWD has a pair of motors that deliver Peak Power of 286 kW and Peak Torque of 510 N⋅m. Donut's claims their Automotive (21") motor can 2.2x the Power (630kW) and 8.4x the Torque (4300 Nm)

That's high enough that I have to assume it's for all four wheels... if it's for a single wheel, then an all wheel drive vehicle would have 2520Kw Power + 17,200 Nm Torque, which is 1.6x more than the most powerful production car in the world: the Lotus Evija (1,500 kW).

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This page [0] says "Donut Platform empowers hypercars [...] Delivering 1,500kW and 9,000Nm of total wheel torque, with acceleration from 0-100km/h in under 2 seconds"

I don't see how you go from a single 286kW/510Nm hub motor x4 gets you 1500kW/9000Nm instead of 2520Kw/17200Nm. Wonder what the limitations are + what nonsense they are trying to pull in their single motor stats.

[0] https://www.donutlab.com/industries/