The functional reason for the high horsepower numbers is regen. Yes, marketing plays a role, but the more powerful the motors, the more braking can be done regeneratively rather than using brakes. For an electric race car with batteries that last on track, you want as little power wasted to braking as possible. The…

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Which EV uses DC motors?

AC motors are easier to control and have less wear and electrical interference - no brushes. (Yes, there are “brushless DC” motors in the RC space, but those are really an inverter coupled to an AC motor).

I think that’s a really smart choice. Somebody who gets IT can probably do the shift to a more IT-centric car world better than a traditional car guy.

And yet, in Europe, disc brakes on trucks are the norm.

Even with the explanation, I fail to see the consumer’s upside to $400 upfront + $12 subscription vs $400 upfront + $400 financed over 36 months. With the former, you could easily end up paying way more than $800 total.

You can have an opinion about something without being able to do it. I am not qualified to be a plumber, but I expect my plumber to do good work and will complain about him if he messes up, even if I couldn’t do a better job myself. Because I’m not a plumber, but he is, so I expect him to know plumbing better than me.

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No, it’s not. If the battery runs dry in an e-bike, you can still use it as an - albeit heavy - regular bike. This is not true here. “Motorcycle with pedals as a stand-in for a throttle” is exactly what this is.

Yeah, he didn’t take it seriously at all. In fact, he cared so little about his performance that he hired somebody else to give him a competitive edge.

Why is EV racing not real racing? And if they get people interested in racing who wouldn’t otherwise, that’s the exact opposite of killing racing, isn’t it?

If we properly educated American drivers about lane etiquette and, well, driving, there’s no reason our interstate highways couldn’t be a fast as the German Autobahn

The seat is usually sprung, too. But yes, it is less effective. For best results, you want as little unsprung and as much sprung mass as possible. A sprung seat is more or less the opposite of that.

German regulations require two independent braking systems. To the best of my knowledge, the Patent-Motorwagen only has one.

The Magnum is a milestone in cabover trucks because it introduced the sprung cabin. In this design, the cabin is suspended from the chassis using springs/airbags, thus giving the driver a smoother ride than the tuned-for-high-loads regular suspension can achieve alone. The Magnum’s design emphasizes that - you can…

The start of this EV duel had all the hallmarks of a ’Ring rivalry

I had a well-specced Opel Insignia as a rental for a week recently. It’s a sensible car that gets the job done well and has few if any failings. It’s no-nonsense and functional. But it’s not a care you fall in love with.

More likely, the chassis would still be traveling forward at 40mph, while the cabin would completely separate and be squished to mush by the civic. Have you seen the video? The cabin is made of wood and actually separates from the chassis.

But they aren’t. Range Rover is a sub-brand of Land Rover.

At first I was wondering if, somehow, the crew just, uh, forgot they had those huge cranes on deck and thought they could somehow clear the bridge?