mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 10:50 AM |
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Electric radical
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4594971/electric_race_car_introduction/
what do you think???? about the tech
[Edited on 15-5-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 11:02 AM |
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I like it, think its a good project. Saw it a while back on gizmag.
All up for electric vehicles. Means less people using the petrol I want 
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 11:06 AM |
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It's all current technology, nothing new is being developed here. They are essentially taking the best examples of modern motors and batteries
they can find and packaging them together in a lightweight car. Whilst it's not a trivial task, this isn't ground breaking stuff, and I
doubt it's going to advance the cause of electric vehicles since it will still have many of the disadvantages of current electric vehicles even
if they do manage to improve the range.
I'm surprised they consider the control system for synchronising the motors is such a challenge, if Russ has no problems with individual bike
engines driving the wheels on his car, I wouldn't have thought using brushless motors (which are easily speed controllable) would be especially
difficult.
[Edited on 15/5/10 by MikeRJ]
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02GF74
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 11:39 AM |
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driving up the pan-american highway, gonna need a bloody long extension cable!! 
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 11:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
driving up the pan-american highway, gonna need a bloody long extension cable!!
Bet anything they have a big diesel 3 phase genny on the back of the truck following them to charge the battery pack every day
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 12:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
driving up the pan-american highway, gonna need a bloody long extension cable!!
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PSpirine
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 12:02 PM |
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I think it's awesome. As said, it won't actually advance the cause much, but it's still a very good project and is using the
technology in a different package.
However, don't think I'd have picked a radical for a trip of several thousand miles across latin america! I'll be impressed if it
survives.
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