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Donut Lab and the electric motors everyone has been talking about (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's more of a power unit thingy, for at least Teslas and Mercs. The motor(s) and gearing are in one big box that sits on the subframe(?)

Here's an article with a photo. Tesla having such a large cult following, means it's slightly easier to find than other brands' EVs' drivetrains, but I'm sure they've mostly figured out the same solution.