Cars That Think
APRIL 23, 2022
For the Defender application, the single-speed Tesla motor unit required adding a limited-slip differential to divvy power between front and rear wheels, with a 50/50 torque split. The Rover’s axles and driveshafts are beefed up to withstand the electric motor’s immense power and torque. Land Rover.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. based Tesla Motors Inc.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Even this article keeps showing the old futuristic version model which GM said can’t be done. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. — Goodbye 2. — Tony 11. April 17, 2009 3:47 pm Link 1. It’s called aerodynamics.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point. Posted by: Mike99 | Apr 13, 2009 6:25:20 PM The EV1 was an engineering Success.
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