Re:Brighsun’s long-range EV batteries to enter industrial tr...
by baybal2 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @05:39AM
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> Most of the weight in a car is the frame which is a lot heavier today than similar cars of 30 years ago to pass modern safety standards.
Yes, this is what I was saying to people that a lot of crash worthiness demands now are counterproductive when everybody now drives 1.5, 2.0t bricks on wheels because of that.
Yes, that allowed for few more percents survivability in head on collisions, but at the huge expense of everything else.
Being able to shave off 200kg off an average vehicle will save way more lives than the amount of lives those 200kg save during 60km/h+ head on collisions.
Most of the weight in a car is the frame which is a lot heavier today than similar cars of 30 years ago to pass modern safety standards.
Even if there is too little weight it is best for the required components to be as light as possible. The ability to add weight where you need it for handling reasons verses where the drive train forces it to be is often important.