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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 manigandham »

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]

Do you realize that it's your face that crashes into the airbag? It doesn't launch into you.

Also your car's engine is a series of constant explosions connected to a giant tank of gas.

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

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Post by frabbit »

ClassyJacket wrote: post #38
frabbit wrote: post #34

Hopefully these will be restricted to use on farmland instead of being inappropriately paraded in suburban areas. Electric vehicles are not "clean", they're merely cleaner.

Excuse me? What claims are you making exactly regarding electric vehicles that mean they shouldn't be allowed on public roads?

I am making the claim that while these vehicles may be useful for hauling stuff around farms they should not be abused (see Hummer, Jeep, SUV, pickup trucks, massive mommy waggons). While electric motors allow us to reduce the CO2 emissions somewhat the energy does not magically come from nowhere: there are externalities associated with all methods of power generation.

It is a truism that when people think they're getting a bargain they then over-consume and end up consuming more than they would have if the price were higher initially. I would like to see that not happening with electric vehicles.

Reduction in energy consumption is easily achieved by not chosing a ridiculously heavy, non-aerodynamic vehicle.

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

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Post by criddell »

2sk21 wrote: post #69
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

Oh yeah. Now I have to Google that...

Check this out: https://books.google.com/books?id=iwEAAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA4&ots=0...

It's even better than I remember. :)

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

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Post by dsfyu404ed »

It had better be a lot cheaper than an F150.

Nobody who wants a truck for truck stuff is gonna put up with the downsides of electric and the NVH of a 60s panel van and 200mi range unless it costs much less than vehicles with equivalent performance.

The people who buy electric to make a statement about their preference in power sources are not the people who will buy a bare-bones truck.

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

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Post by brudgers »

bbarn wrote: post #51
interfixus wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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]

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.

  I've got good news and bad news.

  OK, give me the bad news.

  He's dead, Jim.

  What's the good news?

  The insurance company didnt total the car!

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

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Post by dsfyu404ed »

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.

Being able to utilize existing liquid fuel infrastructure is much more useful in rural America.

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

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Post by dsfyu404ed »

rebootthesystem wrote: post #99
kikimaru wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, any crash above 70mph and the airbag might as well not exist.

This is simply not true. What causes damage and hurts or kills is rapid deceleration, not speed. Sure, speed is a necessary component in order to achieve the most violent deceleration but speed alone does guarantee damage at all. The racing world proves this conclusively. Watch Formula 1 or NASCAR and you'll see 200 mph crashes where everyone walks away. Watch motorcycle racing and see guys fall of their bikes at all…

You're right but your supporting evidence is applied wrong.

People survive crashes in racing regardless of speed not because the crashes typically take place over a long period of time but because they have a seat that fits them well, straps keeping them in it and heat restraints.

Also, going off track is not crashing.

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Post by api »

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #110

Wonder if they need a torque converter still to give it a little more oomph off road. Also: "It also bucks the high-tech trend of new cars in general. There will be a radio with an AM/FM receiver, Bluetooth connectivity, and an AUX input, but there’s no touchscreen." I hope this becomes a trend. Touchscreens in cars are horrible ux.

Touchscreen in car :: Start menu and manual keyboard on mobile device
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