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6/11/2025, 10:58:57 PM
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It is. The Elephant was original named the Ferdinand after Ferdinand Porsche because it was built on the chasses left over from his company's failed Tiger I bid, the electric motors used strategic materials in high demand with the U-boat service, and Porsche had been enamored by petrol-electric drive trains ever since he invented them in 1898 and he had preemptively built 100 examples of his Tiger I prototype at his company's own expense because he thought his bid was a done deal given the obvious advantages of a hybrid drive train (please ignore its size, complexity, frequent breakdowns, overheating, garbage power-to-weight ratio, and use of one ton of copper per vehicle).
It is. The Elephant was original named the Ferdinand after Ferdinand Porsche because it was built on the chasses left over from his company's failed Tiger I bid, the electric motors used strategic materials in high demand with the U-boat service, and Porsche had been enamored by petrol-electric drive trains ever since he invented them in 1898 and he had preemptively built 100 examples of his Tiger I prototype at his company's own expense because he thought his bid was a done deal given the obvious advantages of a hybrid drive train (please ignore its size, complexity, frequent breakdowns, overheating, garbage power-to-weight ratio, and use of one ton of copper per vehicle).
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