Since there’s no good reason to do any of that, we should absolutely lose that capability since to use it is to abuse it
Deterrence is a very good reason, and the reason we’ve had peace in the western world for as long as we have.
Integrated markets and commerce is why we have had peace in the western world. The very things the current American head honcho is tearing apart.
We have had very little peace in the rest of the world in the meantime between the colonial wars, the various proxy wars of the Cold War, then the numerous stupid adventures of the modern America and now Russia wanting to be an empire again.
Actually there is already an electric version of F1 called Formula E
I didn't know that. Thanks. It would be more interesting though if electric and fossil fuel cars could compete against one another in some circuit.
It's a regulations driven race. It would be hard or impossible to make any kind of fair rules and it would still end up a race about which manufacturer and driver(s) can find the best spots in the rules to focus on.
Outside of Formula or Nascar or other monocultures, that would be interesting, though.
BYD is now the 6th most popular brand in Australia, up 176% YoY.
BYD has only 4.9% of car sales market. Why BEVs are so unpopular in Australia, only 9.31% of sales? https://www.fcai.com.au/new-brands-surge-in-strong-august-sa...
Long driving distances in many areas, plus high electricity costs and poor charging infrastructure. Plug in hybrids sell like hot cakes though!
and here we learn that fast and a straight line does not necessarily mean fastest round the track. There is a “car” in my hometown in Coventry that goes (I think) 700 mph, but I can only do it in a straight line because it’s powered by two turbo jet engines
It broke the sound barrier too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThrustSSC
I didn't know that. Thanks. It would be more interesting though if electric and fossil fuel cars could compete against one another in some circuit.
Given the data and research that goes into these sorts of high dollar races, I suspect it wouldn't be very interesting. It would be a relatively simple calculation (that I cannot do and do not know all the variables for) to determine when the benefits of batteries clearly outweigh the benefits of combustion engines with quick and simple refuels. These teams know exactly how many laps they need to complete and the spe…
Combustion engines have in general benefit of energy capacity. F1 has not had refuelling since 2010. Pit stops are for in essence forced for tire changes and have something to actually happen in races. As tires could be designed to last entire race as well.
On the one hand this is quite an achievement, but on the other hand it shows that EVs are not (yet) superior to ICEs in every aspect except range.
They'll perhaps never be faster due to weight limitations from the battery. Gasoline is just so light compared to batteries, and the car becomes lighter as the lap goes further and gasoline is used.
They've released 6 models in the 22 years since founding (not counting Semi).
BYD released that many since you wrote this comment :) Also check the same for say a Toyota
> BYD released that many since you wrote this comment :)
You say that like it's an advantage while it's really the opposite. As a car buyer I'm only looking at cars their manufacturer plans to fully support over their lifetime.
That rules out new, unproven manufacturers as well as the ones with proven bad support.
For a top speed run, cornering ability is next to useless. You need grip to put down the power and be stable at speed, the corners taken for top speed runs are fairly wide. The bigger issue here is for how long can a BEV sustain max power output - it can deplete its battery in 2 minutes. EVs also can only produce top power whilst battery is at top voltage, since draining it drops voltage, max power drops with charge…
I'll need evidence of "Top power at Top Voltage." Since so little capacity is at that part of the curve, It'd make sense to design around (as in avoid, not feature) it rather than use it. I suspect theres inductance and capacitance enough that even if the motors can't handle the voltage, it can be "clipped" until the pack comes down. (Especially since fmu these are 3phase AC motors, the motor driver is already regula…
You don't need to design around it - it is not like you can use top power for 100% of the time in most EVs anyway, and there's no good reason to restrict it such that the vehicle can operate at a limited max power for longer. ICE cars also reach top power only in a given RPM range, so it still is a curve, albeit turbo cars can flatten the curve quite a bit.