I don't think the desire for crash safety will go away. Just because
the odds decrease doesn't mean one doesn't want protection. I can go
on, but I think everyone knows what I mean.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Larry Gales via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Lawrence Rhodes" <[email protected]>; "Electric Vehicle
Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Sent: 05-Feb-16 1:49:00 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] The reasons for a solar car.
In the fairly near future I wonder if crash worthiness will be that
important. Self driving cars (or ones that are close to self driving)
will
mainly be achieved through sensors and electronics, neither of which
should
add much mass to the car. So you achieve safety, not through armor, but
through avoiding accidents.
Of course that requires that nearly all cars be self driving
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV
<[email protected]>
wrote:
Please look at the thickness of the doors, the specifications & that
the
car passed Dutch safety standards. This is a real vehicle which
though
coming in second to the Japanese they won on points for comfort &
space
inside their vehicle. If you look across the back seats you will see
a
roll cage and a strong carbon fiber bulkhead. Lawrence Rhodes URL
below
http://sinovoltaics.com/technology/stella-lux-winner-of-world-solar-challenge-visits-shanghai/
----- Original Message -----
From: Peri Hartman <[email protected]>
To: Lawrence Rhodes <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
<
[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:14 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [EVDL] The reasons for a solar car.
My statement and questions were more general. I was curious about
actually being able to build any 4 passenger (even 2 passenger) EV at
1000 pounds, not particularly a solar one. As David pointed out, to
make a legally marketable EV it has to meet a lot of safety
requirements
and have at least some creature comforts, too. That provides,
indeed, a
challenge to build something so light.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Lawrence Rhodes via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Sent: 31-Jan-16 1:30:57 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] The reasons for a solar car.
> Peri. You didn't read the article. Stella Lux used off the
shelf
>specially encapsulated cells from Sunpower. Many of the components
are
>off the shelf. Since the vehicle has a small pack it is much
cheaper
>to build. Much quicker to charge and it only takes 10 hours to
charge
>on solar. 95% of the time a car is sitting. With solar panels it
can
>sit in the sun. The weight of the solar panels is negligible. Lots
of
>great things happen when you get light. Lawrence Rhodes
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