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What's with all the auto-playing videos these days? I don't even know how to turn this video off....
> the company will develop in-wheel electric motors, which would eliminate the need for a single large engine. A 'single large engine' is only needed in ICE cars, electric vehicles have a 'small' motor, and can easily have multiple motors. It's already being done by Tesla and Rimac. To my knowledge, an 'in wheel' motor would not be desirable due to unsprung mass, so a motor on the chassis connected to the wheel with…
That design doesn't look like it has any springs anyway, so the whole thing is a giant unsprung mass, :p
What's with all the auto-playing videos these days? I don't even know how to turn this video off....
There should be an add-on that just basically stops one from even opening a website with this kind of practice. I left as soon as the video started playing.
> "regenerative crashing" lol
MIT, please stop spying on #IRC, thanks
I drive a car with low clearance, but that Lamborghini is just ridiculously close to the ground. You’ll scrape the bumper just pulling out a regular drive way. It sure as hell will need to be “self healing” for someone to legitimately be driving that.
Does it put itself out if it catches fire? Lambos always seem to be on fire.
So if the carbon fiber body is going to be a capacitor, wouldn't there be a risk of electric shock in case of some damage to it?
That's where the magic autoheal comes in. But yeah, that would be a pretty big safety risk. It's a concept, these panels don't even exist yet. Actually it's not even sure if they'd even be possible. Safety only becomes a factor once they can start making them, I think.
I drive a car with low clearance, but that Lamborghini is just ridiculously close to the ground. You’ll scrape the bumper just pulling out a regular drive way. It sure as hell will need to be “self healing” for someone to legitimately be driving that.