It's not exactly common knowledge, but Yamaha does a ton of work in developing powertrains for other vehicle manufacturers. This is in addition to making motorcycles and pianos and a zillion other things. The Toyota 2000GT? Yamaha cylinder head. Volvo V8 from the XC90? That was Yamaha, too. Ford Taurus SHO from the '90s? Absolutely. Yamaha strikes again.

But, Yamaha isn't only into developing super-rad internal combustion engines and components. It's got its claws into the EV world as well, and according to an announcement made by the company on Monday, it's doing a hell of a job there, too. Specifically, it has come up with a compact, integrated electric propulsion unit that produces upwards of 469 horsepower.

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