Tesla shows a 1 MW drive unit
An engineer described the Roadster drive as over 1 MW, with other reports using different figures.
An engineer described the drive as over 1 MW, with two rear motors and no differential. Other reports put the output near 1,500 hp, or about 500 kW for each motor. Those are not the same claim. The spec sheet uses over 1 MW and notes the other reports.
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