Re:Mercedes-Benz will electrify its entire car lineup by 2022
by radiorental on Monday September 11, 2017 @01:53PM
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I think you'll find Honda put the battery along the floor pan back in the late 90's
https://icdn-4.motor1.com/images/mgl/WAg3r/s3/honda-ev-plus....
Re:Mercedes-Benz will electrify its entire car lineup by 2022
by wil421 on Monday September 11, 2017 @02:41PM
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Im not excited by Quattro, I prefer a transfer case and complete control over the system instead of a viscous coupling doing the thinking for me. The ground clearance, maintenance cost, and oil burning issues of the 4 cylinder was a deal breaker on an A4.
Well I did opt for an engine that didn't have an ELSD available in the 2016 model or lockers in any configuration. Should've bought a Wrangler.
While it's not that sexy, I think that distributing the batteries throughout the very bottom of the vehicle was a novel and very useful innovation.
The Tesla cars have a much, much lower center of gravity than any ICE car could have and that is a figure/measurement that seems to matter enough to people that car magazines discuss CoG when reviewing new cars. It helps a lot with handling and safety.
All wheel drive with multiple motors, while not a Tesla innovation, is also something they are doing that is a pretty big leap forward in that space. It's hard to get excited about Quattro when the Tesla gets AWD from two different motors.