Interesting read on electric cars

[#jonesy]

Safety is my biggest concern with that design
The square box of the cabin looks strong and safe, but there rest is also looking the same and would have very give in impact.to act as a crumple zone.

From the FAQ

Will the trucks have airbags?
No. We meet Class 3 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards through use of seat belts. In addition, we are using simulation software to engineer our trucks to our own Due Care standards that far exceed Class 3 requirements.?


Seatbelts as a major safety innovation?  Is it the 1970's?

[Fizzie]

I believe that wearing of seatbelts is still not compulsory in the US

[#jonesy]

Still the case.in some of the stars.  Some the police.can only.do something, IF you commit some other offence first. 

Even scarier is some of the Motorcycle helmet laws.  Some have no helmets bit you must wear glasses/ goggles.  Also no consistency in what standard the helmet must meet

[DandyD]

Safety is my biggest concern with that design

I must admit that it didn't occur to me.

I drive a Series 1 Land Rover so I have low standards.

[bmwfreak]

Is that a yank thing to make the wheel track wider at the rear. Seems like a waste of energy to have to create 4 separate wheel ruts


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70 Series Toyota's with the V8 have the same configuration in reverse, ie the front is wider than the rear track.

[lloydus67]

Lol I know, but that was just Toyota cheaping out to fit a wider motor in a narrow wheel track.
I understand it was because Toyota didn't want to completely redesign  the 79 series when they were going to replace the model in a few years anyway, it was supposed to be just a stop gap vehicle


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[Bird]

LOL!

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/12/24/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-chargepoint-electrify-america/

[edz]

Ahhh that would be a fail https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/lordstown-motors-endurance-all-electric-pickup-fails-endure-baja-race?fbclid=IwAR0oRW89FrvCg-AoMLIONMQLyvpF3Dt729ii6gH5mgJVpSc3hXtZqd0-KNM   

[plusnq]

Ahhh that would be a fail https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/lordstown-motors-endurance-all-electric-pickup-fails-endure-baja-race?fbclid=IwAR0oRW89FrvCg-AoMLIONMQLyvpF3Dt729ii6gH5mgJVpSc3hXtZqd0-KNM

Endurance 😂😂 what an epic fail

[DandyD]

I'd never heard of Lockdown Motors before.

[Fizzie]

On that subject, was reading this yesterday

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-04-20/australians-want-to-buy-electric-cars-what-is-stopping-us/100071550

[gronk]

On that subject, was reading this yesterday

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-04-20/australians-want-to-buy-electric-cars-what-is-stopping-us/100071550

As usual, an article can imply a lot of things, but Aussies generally don't want electric cars.
Same as USA, the greenies who live in cities are interested, and the ones who can afford one will buy, but for the rural people, they can't see the benefit.
For aussies who want to buy one, there are cars available, but they aren't selling.

[Fizzie]

I'd happily have one for running around town, but no, just not going to cut it towing the van, or going bush

[Bird]

As usual, an article can imply a lot of things, but Aussies generally don't want electric cars.

cant wait for racing to sound like this...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elIgaqzgpqA  how exciting.. personally much rather https://youtu.be/1DHRyuwFU0Y?t=23

what will the V8 taxi people do once its all Scalextric set Shit

[DandyD]

cant wait for racing to sound like this... 

Have you watched any Formula E? It's not quite the same.

Formula 1 vs Formula E Monza 2019
https://youtu.be/8sXzWq1du9U

[Hairs]

I haven't read all 400+ comments, sorry if this has been mentioned.
At our last RFS Brigade meeting it was briefly spoken about, because we(Brigrade) attend many MVA's, that the batteries of these cars cause another world of hurt for the passengers and the response teams that attend in the event of an accident.
Not only the contents of the batteries, but the Energy/Electricy that can cause injury.
Training to deal with this is starting to happen.

[Bird]

Have you watched any Formula E? It's not quite the same.

for about 6 seconds burst out laughing and turned it over

[gronk]

for about 6 seconds burst out laughing and turned it over

I got to 5 seconds !! 

[alnjan]

I haven't read all 400+ comments, sorry if this has been mentioned.
At our last RFS Brigade meeting it was briefly spoken about, because we(Brigrade) attend many MVA's, that the batteries of these cars cause another world of hurt for the passengers and the response teams that attend in the event of an accident.
Not only the contents of the batteries, but the Energy/Electricy that can cause injury.
Training to deal with this is starting to happen.

Not to mention the difficulty of extinguishing a battery fire

[Hairs]

Not to mention the difficulty of extinguishing a battery fire

Yep, A whole new devil to deal with.

[Bird]

hahahahahahahahahhah!!!!!!!!!!!GOLD!!!!!!!!!!

Formula E race descends into farce as half the field runs out of charge

https://www.drive.com.au/news/formula-e-race-descends-into-farce-as-half-the-field-runs-out-of-charge/

[edz]

Imagine being half way across the Simpson desert in a you beaut Lectric truck .

[Bird]

Imagine being half way across the Simpson desert in a you beaut Lectric truck .

LOL... with an angry missus yelling at you, kids screaming they need maccas and a piss... LMAO

[manchu]

hahahahahahahahahhah!!!!!!!!!!!GOLD!!!!!!!!!!

Formula E race descends into farce as half the field runs out of charge

Having not watched much Formula E before I couldn't understand how safety cars could impact the race like that because they have the opposite effect in F1.      Then I read this line:

"Under Formula E regulations, the amount of energy a driver may use is reduced when a Safety Car intervention is needed"

someone really didn't think that rule through.   

 

[Fizzie]

Having not watched much Formula E before I couldn't understand how safety cars could impact the race like that because they have the opposite effect in F1.      Then I read this line:

"Under Formula E regulations, the amount of energy a driver may use is reduced when a Safety Car intervention is needed"

someone really didn't think that rule through.   

I've never looked at Formula E before reading that article, & I'm still trying to get my head around it

So if I'm reading it right , translating it into Supercar racing terms (is it still called that this week ), if a Safety Car comes out, the drivers have to open a tap & drain fuel out of their tank, so that, when the Safety Car goes off again, they've got less fuel left to finish the race

Sorry, but that doesn't make any sort of sense