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Electric vehicles are on my mind. The design space opens up dramatically for EVs, given the small size of the drivetrain and the various options for battery size, shape and location. I like to call it <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/sets/72157594207153221">EV 2.0</a> It’s like a Cambrian explosion of body plans, from the 3-wheel <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/3306581653">Aptera</a> motorcycle pod to the Tesla <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/3391941539">Sedan</a> with weight below the wheel line. Here, Ian Wright poses with his second Wrightspeed X1 in Monterey, with wider wheels as the car is traction limited in its acceleration. Ian spends about $1/mile for tires, the primary operating expense of the vehicle. Here’s the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF6t016ueUs">video of my ride</a> in the first X1. With the wind noise, it’s hard to hear my discussion with Ian, so here are some interesting tidbits from the drive: • 1/3 the energy consumption of a hybrid (170 Miles Per Gallon equivalent). • Like several early cars built by hobbyists, this is a retrofit (of an Ariel Atom) • Everything you see is in first gear. • The fast stops are regenerative braking (returning energy to the batteries). • He accelerates from 0-60 MPH in under 3 seconds with the wider tires. That beats the $1.5MM McLaren F1 and Ferrari Enzo for a fraction of the cost. (Here’s a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/82715305/#comment22013326">race</a> with some other gassy supercars.) |
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| Source | New Body Plans |
| Author | Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA |
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