BYD builds fastest car
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BYD builds fastest car
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#2The kind of things that's going to put the last nail in the coffin of the german industry (in terms of brand image).
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#3Funny that it packs 3000hp while the Chiron « only » needs 1600hp to achieve mostly the same speed.
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#4The kind of things that's going to put the last nail in the coffin of the german industry (in terms of brand image).
Worlds fastest car has never really been a German thing. See for example https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/lists/fastest-cars-in-the...
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#5Funny that it packs 3000hp while the Chiron « only » needs 1600hp to achieve mostly the same speed.
Well, power at top speed will probably be similar, they don't seem to be too different aerodynamically (maybe the Bugatti has got the edge there, but still, won't be a 2x difference).
The question is also how much power the battery can continuously output, if it's the 3000hp for 15 seconds that won't be of much use for a max speed test.
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#6But will it have full self driving by the end of the year?
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#7The kind of things that's going to put the last nail in the coffin of the german industry (in terms of brand image).
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#8Funny that it packs 3000hp while the Chiron « only » needs 1600hp to achieve mostly the same speed.
At that speed the limiting factor likely moves from raw power output to things like cornering ability on the track, grip of the tires, aerodynamics, downforce, driver skill, mechanical linkages, etc.
There's a reason why all the world's land speed records since the 1930s [1] get set at the Bonneville Salt Flats or similar flat desert terrain. FWIW, the speed listed in this article was exceeded in 1937. The hard part is not necessarily going fast, it's going fast in a street-legal vehicle.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_land_speed_records
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#9Funny that it packs 3000hp while the Chiron « only » needs 1600hp to achieve mostly the same speed.
The best batteries have like 40 times less energy density than engines running on oil derivatives. Even considering that electrical engines are 90% efficient while combustion engines get like 25% efficiency, that still leaves the factor of 10 for energy density. That implies much bigger weight. And to compensate the engines must be more powerful.
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#10Funny that it packs 3000hp while the Chiron « only » needs 1600hp to achieve mostly the same speed.
I watched a video of the speed test a few days ago and it looked like the BYD car was still accelerating when the top speed was reached, such that it could have gone faster than the record they were aiming for—there was a speed curve and it wasn't plateauing. Of course there are lots of possible reasons why the car couldn't have managed a higher speed, but I wonder if it's like incredibly tall skyscrapers having secretly validated a taller version in the wind tunnel so they can change plans if competition catches up during construction.