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28-pound electric motor delivers 1000 horsepower (supercarblondie.com)
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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

They might work in the rear if used instead of rear brakes. Rears do far less work anyway and brakes are heavy. Powerful electric motors can do a lot of regen, similarly assisting the front brakes.

I've had near 8 kilogram rear brake disks on a diesel wagon, not even a performance car that would require huge brakes, current car is 5. Calipers weigh a bunch too. Pads themselves are light, but still add to the whole setup.