Barbqranch
Senior Member
- Location
- Arcata, CA
- Occupation
- Plant maintenance electrician Semi-retired
I see that an ordinary 3 phase 500 hp motor weighs over a ton. I understand Tesla and perhaps some other electric vehicles claim to produce more than 500 hp. How do they get the weight down? Is it simply that they overload the motor, knowing that once it gets to speed, it will use low 2 digit power (like my Karman Ghia w/ a 35 hp engine)?