| Re: Electric LT4 |
Subject: Re: Electric LT4 by bogus on 2009/12/26 16:36:05 a few things to consider: Electric cars won't short in the rain... they can't. It's insane to think that the manufacturers, in this day and age, wouldn't isolate the electrics in such a way as to prevent that. The LiPo battery is prone to exploding... at least the laptop variants. This has caused the TSA to put battery standards in place. I haven't hard of the Tesla blowing up, but, no one has one yet! Yes, the controlers do regenerative braking. It's not capturing the brake energy; it puts the motor into generator mode with emulates compression braking. The RC car speed controllers do the same thing, just on a grander scale. Remember - electric motors put out full torque at 0 RPM. They hit like a ton of bricks!!! The Tesla is a long wheelbase version of the Lotus Elise. The battery is behind the driver; keeping much of the weight inside the wheelbase. As for driving that exceeds 150 miles, a study I read/heard about indicates that the average driver goes 30 miles a day. Don't bitch to me if you exceed that; I am talking averages. I only commute about 10 miles a day, total. I would be a great candidate for an electric. Don't expect the batteries to short or explode on impact, either. I suspect there is a break-a-way kill switch that isolates the battery in impact. Remember, these cars must pass crash tests like everything else. We forget that we drive with 15 gallons of gas, and there is a lot of fire potential there... (I know, liquid is reasonablly inert, but the vapour is released instantly). |
