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    Camping / Overland Ideas

    ➕ As I suggested in a previous thread, its a potential accessory that could change a real or perceived weakness of EVs in regards to overlanding into a strength... should price allow. Imo.
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    What If?

    Yes the setup in this video will cost more energy than it can generate because it is on the roof subjecting the vehicle to much more air resistance than the vehicle would otherwise face without the fan. Whereas the engineer in the video posted earlier positioned and sized the fan blades such...
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    What If?

    Prior to that video series being made had always thought about it, like you, with a centrifugal fan setup; so would be interesting to see modeling/experimentation and cost-benefit analysis of that type as well.
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    What If?

    Finding a way to implement it effectively could be tough from a cost/weight/packaging/complexity standpoint, may turn out to be more doable/practical on vehicles with large frontal areas like semi trucks but just a guess.
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    What buyer type are you

    Feel like GMC going with 35” MTs as the only tire option was a PR mistake, it would have been wise to also offer a street focused/maximum MPGe tire option as well like Rivian did... particularly because of the Hummer’s history with efficiency or the lack thereof. Rivian R1T: Standard ~33” All...
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    To avoid hijacking the whole thread I’ll just say although from a technical perspective I don’t see anything particularly challenging, I do think price could be an obstacle without solar coming down more.
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    Did some rough math and it would be equivalent to about sixteen of those below or around ~100lbs in total for solar alone, the awnings referenced are between 44lbs-50lbs. Though I may have overlooked something or erred somewhere, let me know.
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    Yeah, was thinking something along the lines of these giant 360 degree awnings people put on their overland vehicles... The solar equivalent (~2.7KW) would be almost as good as plugging directly into a tree while camping, it's hard to say definitively though as it depends on if the tree is 240v...
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    Which is why you order your Scout with the optional auxiliary solar awning because why camp without it.
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    Scout Design Team Feedback V1

    I’d like to see: 1. It not get embarrassed by Broncos and Jeeps. 2. A focus on durability. 3. Innovation where the platform allows for improvement but otherwise kept simple. The ‘bring the frunk but not the yoke’ doctrine. 4. A speed limited off-road mode that lets the driver have as much...
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    True 4WD with in-wheel motors

    Saw BMW is working on something similar, will definitely be interesting to see how it performs when/if brought to market. It’s worth noting the two percent efficiency loss on an inboard motor versus a direct drive in-wheel motor is when both motors are otherwise identical. If on the other hand...
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    True 4WD with in-wheel motors

    The Rivian’s motors (or the L1500s) would be limited by the battery's ability to accept charge. We’ll see what the engineers come up with, for sure some implementations will be better than others. Two percent can be the difference between getting to a fast charger or not, also two percent more...
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    True 4WD with in-wheel motors

    The continuous power of four L1500 in-wheel motors is 308 kW and peak of 440 kW, the Rivian large pack battery for instance has a peak charge rate of around 220 kW currently and the hummer ev's peak is around 350 kW. If I recall correctly it's a loss of around %2 but varies with the angle...
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    EV focused suggestions

    -At least the driver's door should be able to be manually opened and unlocked (w/key) from the outside, even when all power is lost (e.g. 12v battery failure: this and that). If aerodynamics is the issue, a door handle/keyhole similar in operation to the SF90’s should suffice. -Normal door...
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    True 4WD with in-wheel motors

    No doubt one could design/implement an in-wheel motor or an e-beam for that matter that is susceptible to the above but hopefully the engineers at the companies working on these products (ZF, Magna, Linamar, Elaphe, Aptera, Lordstown and Lightyear etc) are doing their due diligence. In-wheel...
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    Axles

    That would definitely be an improvement. I don’t know Scout motors’ ethos, was only guessing ebeam and standard IFS because R&D effort would be low. I think if Scout motors wants to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible in the off-road EV space, then going with all in-wheel motors...
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    Axles

    My guess is independent front suspension setup and ebeam rear setup like those from zf or magna.
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    Axles

    Not sure how finely rivian can control their pm ac motors whilst having vastly different loads on each, time will tell if they can improve things or not. Think switched reluctance motors would have been a better route for them as they are a stepping motor and should be more easily...
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    Axles

    Which part? Just saying there are ways to meet people’s off-road performance expectations (personally think exceed) without resorting to what would for all intensive purposes be a Jeep Rubicon retrofit EV and all the sacrifices that come with that to range, weight, interior room, storage...
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    Axles

    Could do a in-wheel motor setup similar to the Lordstown endurance's rear suspension (prototype pic below) but instead position the beam between the two in-wheel motors higher like a portal axle to increase ground clearance. That would definitely be unique. That said, with in-wheel motors imo...
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