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Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

ams6110 wrote: post #37
jakobegger wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This car obviously wasn't built for driving on highways.

It's a pretty pointless car, and unlikely to ever be available to buy.

Every 2-door, V8, 4wd, long-box work truck ever made is a pretty pointless car. Towing power, ground clearance, an open bed, weight capacity, and most of the other things that distinguish these vehicles are utterly wasted and often counterproductive on a San Francisco street.

But these utility vehicles are instrumental in getting real shit done at countless farms, industries, and construction sites across the globe.

Don't think "Tesla alternative" when you look at this thing. Think of something more like a pickup truck, at home alongside a farm tractor, a 4-wheeler/side-by-side, a skid steer, a flatbed, or a horse.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by computerex »

flamedoge wrote: post #53
bbarn wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. They also are the reason most cars now involved in an collision where one goes off are totaled. We're a lot safer, with respect to potential fatality level crashes, but minor collisions that used to be a few hundred bucks at the body shop are now vehicle ending affairs.

why does it need to be totaled?

Because resetting the airbags can cost several thousands of dollars.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

tyingq wrote: post #41
burger_moon wrote: post #18

Can you recharge these on a normal gas generator? Something like a Miller engine driven generator[1] could probably do it but those are $$$ for the average joe. I only ask because a lot of people trailer their rock crawlers/mudders to more remote areas to go play and have fun, but when the electricity runs dry you'll need a way to power it back up. This thing looks like it'd be a lot of fun not only for daily use but…

Here's a thread on doing this with a Nissan Leaf. http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=5792 From that and similar threads on Teslas, the caveats seem to be: - Need a sine wave generator vs the cheaper square wave ones. - Some cars allow you to adjust the current draw to match lower output generators, some don't. Cheap generators probably don't output enough current. - You have to tie neutral to ground and…

I'm guessing that these Bollinger guys won't stand for any of that sissy "pure sine wave" or "ground rod" crap, and would let it charge with just about anything that puts out a voltage.

Not that a pure sine wave generator isn't superior to noisy, cheap square wave 'inverters' or that grounding a charging EV is a bad idea, but that's the attitude I have picked up from seeing ground pins cut off of various farms and tools. I'm sure their EEs would make sure that the thing was double-insulated and otherwise capable of dealing with this need.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by mywittyname »

interfixus wrote: post #40
masklinn wrote: post #2

Looks interesting, the front trunk and cut-down "UI" look especially great. This looks like an EV you could actually work on in your garage. Vaporware until they get a production line though, and the absence of airbag is somewhat worrying when it advertises a top speed of 127mph and 0-60 in 4.5, at a GVWR 10klbs it's outside the light truck regs (8.5klbs GVWR) and thus doesn't require them but still... Of note, the V…

Minority view: I dislike airbags. If it were legal - which it is not where I live - I would have them out of my car today. The rest of you are welcome to the damned things and the undoubtedly enhanced security they provide. Me, I shall never be thoroughly comfortable with a giant armed boxing glove pointed at my head. [Edit: typo]

Really? Seat belts without airbags are dangerous. At best you risk smashing your face on something hard, at worst, you're looking at orthopedic decapitation in relatively minor accidents.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by jksmith »

tlb wrote: post #47
robotbikes wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The most amazing thing is the photo of the lumber where a hole underneath the dash is revealed allowing the hauling of lumber the entire length of the vehicle. That is an impressive amount of utility right there. Whether quirky features like that would survive the process towards production remain to be seen, but this is certainly an interesting take on a truck that could be very useful in rural America.

A Tesla model S fits 10' lengths of lumber. Just protect the dashboard from scuffing with a blanket.

Well that's certainly good to know.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by driverdan »

robotbikes wrote: post #9
masklinn wrote: post #2

Looks interesting, the front trunk and cut-down "UI" look especially great. This looks like an EV you could actually work on in your garage. Vaporware until they get a production line though, and the absence of airbag is somewhat worrying when it advertises a top speed of 127mph and 0-60 in 4.5, at a GVWR 10klbs it's outside the light truck regs (8.5klbs GVWR) and thus doesn't require them but still... Of note, the V…

The most amazing thing is the photo of the lumber where a hole underneath the dash is revealed allowing the hauling of lumber the entire length of the vehicle. That is an impressive amount of utility right there. Whether quirky features like that would survive the process towards production remain to be seen, but this is certainly an interesting take on a truck that could be very useful in rural America.

It's cool but it's kind of a gimmick. You can easily haul lumber on almost any vehicle with a roof rack. Many cars with fold down rear seats can fit 8' lumber too.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by FLUX-YOU »

yellowapple wrote: post #31
flareback wrote: post #25

It's not a truck

Is there some definition of "truck" which this vehicle does not fulfill?

Longer bed, basically. It's the difference between SUV and truck. The B1 is closest to a 2 door Jeep Wrangler and those aren't trucks at all.

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by 2sk21 »

criddell wrote: post #50

I wonder if the rise of electric vehicles is re-igniting the kit-car industry. I still think about some of the kits from the 1970's. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_car#/media/File:3-4Nose.jp...

Yup - the back pages of Popular Science was a great place to see them

Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range

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Post by lallysingh »

fhood wrote: post #14
JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #6

That looks amazing. I'd buy that in a heartbeat if I ever allowed myself to buy new cars.

If you're into an unholy union between a land rover disco and a hummer

Really? I thought it looked like a grilless LR defender.
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