Newb Asks: Do we use the Prius motor or the Prius Plug-in one?
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Re: Newb Asks: Do we use the Prius motor or the Prius Plug-in one?
as good as The Greg is, he does report in past tense !!!
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Re: Newb Asks: Do we use the Prius motor or the Prius Plug-in one?
Do you know the reason for that? I thought electric motors were only limited by their thermal design or overheating. Why would the motor stop at 50kw?
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Re: Newb Asks: Do we use the Prius motor or the Prius Plug-in one?
Because power = speed x torque . Since the motor is high inductance it quickly needs high voltage to maintain torque. Torque is actually tremendous but only up to 1500 rpm or thereabouts. Then it drops so speed x torque never becomes very large
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