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Originally Posted by RM7
There are limits, the boundaries of the limits are pushed over time with new technologies. For EV, the heat management is a big deal, brakes are a big deal , weight is a big deal. You can't just go 20,000hp, because you'll melt down the wiring/windings, etc. Same with ICE, to reliably make 1000hp takes a lot of development and technology. Also limits of what tires can handle. Sure, joe-dirt can get a supercharger and try to make more HP, but the cylinders, fuel pumps, cooling, injectors, crankshaft, and on and on, need to be rated for it. For some of the crazy euro cars like Bugatti's and Ferrari's that make around "1000hp", you should see their maintenance schedule and required parts to "ensure" they stay reliable. In other words, it's like upkeep on the space shuttle vs. a cessna 172. And when you are delivering that much gas that fast or under that much pressure, you create some pretty big fire hazards of your own, as in things can go bad real fast. Gas will never be "dirt cheap" and economy will always matter. It may matter less in some situations, but it won't fly right out the window. People want to maximize value so they can spend money in other areas, that's why they shop at costco, etc. There will always be the pressure to deliver maximum economy and performance.
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I had a whole big long post with a buncha detail and then I refreshed and lost it, so here's cliffs notes (do they have that still? Am I showing my age saying that?) lol.
Locomotives.have electric motors making 3000-10000 HP, off the shelf stuff that would make a shitty car, but probably still better than a Vinfast
E85 has made 1000hp.pretty safe in boosted applications. No shortage of blower let alone turbo coyotes or LS motors making 1000hp on E85. The limitation really is emissions standards and fuel economy standards for OEMs. Pretty sure GTRs and a few others regularly make that kind of power on corn fuel. All of which without the insanity that is Bugatti or Ferrari ownership costs. Part of me thinks the exotics are intentionally expensive to service and own because the people who buy them new love to brag about how expensive they are to upkeep.