Re:Ford’s electric car engineers go crazy with 1,400hp Musta...
by cryptoz on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:10PM
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I'm not a racing or really car enthusiast, but, don't races have pit stops where mechanics change out the tires and such? Tesla's old 90-second battery replacement tech could be used here. Just thinking out loud.
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Re:Ford’s electric car engineers go crazy with 1,400hp Musta...
by Judgmentality on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:12PM
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90 seconds for a pit stop is an eternity.
Re:Ford’s electric car engineers go crazy with 1,400hp Musta...
by kllrnohj on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @03:21PM
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Just for those that don't know, pitstops these days are under a few seconds. See for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAd_t4wibM0
Re:Ford’s electric car engineers go crazy with 1,400hp Musta...
by Judgmentality on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @03:57PM
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That's slightly misleading, as that pit stop didn't include refueling. Adding fuel will add about ~10 seconds to the pit stop. But you're still comparing ~10 seconds with ~100 seconds, which is an order of magnitude difference, when many actual races have been lost over 2 second delays in pit stops.
Re:Ford’s electric car engineers go crazy with 1,400hp Musta...
by jatgoodwin on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:39PM
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There's Formula E racing, their solution was to have 2 cars and the drivers switched. An interesting company to look at is Lucid Motors they provide a battery pack that lasts all race now.