I suspect it has to do with load and parasitic draining. DC to DC conversion isn’t trivial, and I suspect even less so to deal with live/dynamic demand.

 
 
Jokes aside though that sucks. Hopefully you got the hard part out of the way and everything goes swimmingly from here on out.

That’s definitely a good start. I’d say get them everywhere people leave their cars for at least 30 minutes. Convert parking meters in cities to also be EV chargers. Bars, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, parking structures at hospitals/airports/offices/everywhere.

For those of us who live up north, number of winters will always be more important than number of miles.

The engine was in a B5 chassis Passat. That Passat went from being the bigger Jetta to the cheaper audi A4 (actually between the A4 and A6 in size)

The kids today are so CUTE thinking the number of doors has anything to do with whether a car is a coupe or a sedan. It just makes them seem ignorant of automotive history. 

Hey hey! This is a family site. Keep your machinist porn to yourself, what with your big rods, long throws and beautiful lumps and all. 

The TBI variants of the LA series motors (3.9, 5.2, 5.9) basically run forever due to the fact that they don’t make enough power to hurt themselves. My 1988 Dakota had 200,000 HARD miles on it and still ran like a champ after the frame rotted in half.

If I could turn my wife’s ‘17 MINI Clubman into an electric MINI SE without laying out a bunch of cash, I’d do it in a heartbeat. My use case would be exactly as the article shows above because my wife and I each have our small hatches for daily driving and we have an SUV for family trips. The headline really set the…

Just because you CAN do something, doesn’t mean you should do it that way.

Indeed. Don’t get me wrong—David the mad adventurer dragging a cloud of Prestone-soaked rust particles to Moab and back is amusing in a horrifying sort of way—but David the actual engineer taking deep dives into interesting technical topics is what I want more and more of.

Damn, David, I’m not one to gush, but this is the kind of content that keeps me coming back. It’s not just a report of “Here’s something that happened” but rather it’s a dive into why it happened, complete with sweet sweet math to back it up!

What you’re describing is an aftermarket version of systems like Mercedes-Benz 48V EQ Boost and Toyota Synergy Drive. A big, integrated starter-generator replaces (or bolts onto?) the flywheel an applies torque directly.

Fret not! The 3 wheeler was a massive sales success for Morgan. The only reason why they stopped was because the S&S was too dirty for the new regs. Packaging a single electric motor in the back (no belt drive thank god) is an option, they are just still looking for the right partner (both on batteries and motors).…

Oh my shit I want one so bad. I haven’t even read the article. Somehow I missed the (almost-) existence of this thing up ‘til now. But JUST LOOK AT THAT WEIRD ASYMMETRICAL FACE. I want to drive it, and hug it, and squeeze it, and call it George! It’s the best. It is my everything.

IMO ships are where Hydrogen is going to shine, there are already some using it. With the advances in desalination and electrolyse, ship can forgo the tanks for fuel storage and produce fuel right on board as they need it.

It depends on how it is made. If you are talking using electricity directly, it is inefficient. But Natural gas re-forming is a good idea.

Neutral: High school physics. We could have done an experiment or a report.

But think of all those sweet, sweet clicks you wouldn't get by whistling up a new pickup. Instead you'll have all two dozen of us checking our digital devices for the next installment in your saga. Click, click!

I can’t turn down the chance to revive a motor, even if only for one last hurrah.