Don't they need their own battery gigafactory to scale the production?
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
#12I know it's a prototype, but I wonder how much thought was put into safety. The simplistic look makes you think there's probably no crumple zones. And there's clearly no driver's airbag, dashboard padding, etc. Edit: The style seems heavily inspired by the original Ford Bronco. They even support the removable rear top. http://classicfordbroncos.com/builds/
Looks more like its inspired by the Land Rover Defender 90 to me. I don't really see the resemblance to a Bronco.
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#13I know it's a prototype, but I wonder how much thought was put into safety. The simplistic look makes you think there's probably no crumple zones. And there's clearly no driver's airbag, dashboard padding, etc. Edit: The style seems heavily inspired by the original Ford Bronco. They even support the removable rear top. http://classicfordbroncos.com/builds/
Looks more like its inspired by the Land Rover Defender 90 to me. I don't really see the resemblance to a Bronco.
That was my immediate reaction as well - looks very like a "proper" Land Rover!
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#14That 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
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#15Looks like my Land Rover.
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#16I know it's a prototype, but I wonder how much thought was put into safety. The simplistic look makes you think there's probably no crumple zones. And there's clearly no driver's airbag, dashboard padding, etc. Edit: The style seems heavily inspired by the original Ford Bronco. They even support the removable rear top. http://classicfordbroncos.com/builds/
I like the utilitarian aspect, but I'm fairly certain if you put my samsung frige in a wind tunnel next to that truck my fridge would exhibit less drag.
If you're going to use batteries your range is going to be limited if you're driving a brick -- more attention to aerodynamics would pay dividends in mpe and overall cost -- fewer batteries required to go the same distance...
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#17I know it's a prototype, but I wonder how much thought was put into safety. The simplistic look makes you think there's probably no crumple zones. And there's clearly no driver's airbag, dashboard padding, etc. Edit: The style seems heavily inspired by the original Ford Bronco. They even support the removable rear top. http://classicfordbroncos.com/builds/
Looks more like its inspired by the Land Rover Defender 90 to me. I don't really see the resemblance to a Bronco.
I see elements of both. All three are in the same rough genre. http://imgur.com/a/E5XKY
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#18Can 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 also for backwoods offroading.
[1] https://www.millerwelds.com/equipment/welders/engine-driven/...
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#19Looks 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…
To be fair, any crash above 70mph and the airbag might as well not exist.
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#20I've been wanting something like this for years. It doesn't seem like any car company is building an all-electric truck.
An electric drivetrain is incongruent with traditional truck marketing, apparently. A great deal of this is in the visceral sensation of proximity to a powerful engine - the loud noises, the excessive exhaust, the overbearing atmospheric vibrations, etc. Frustrating in that the most realistic option is retrofitting an existing electric car drivetrain to a small truck frame.
Or that if you need a truck for utility purposes it has to have towing and/or storage capacity. There is a huge fleet market for small trucks rangers/tacomas and half ton trucks that just need a bed or light towing capacity. The people making buying decisions for fleet pools aren't interested in buying trucks based on your gross exaggerations, they're buying based on what's going to save them money over time first and for most.