It won’t even be competitive with other EV options unless it’s cheap
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It won’t even be competitive with other EV options unless it’s cheap
I'm hoping that's sarcasm....
But if it's not.....
That's pretty much what they said they are going to do with the EV.
The "Scatpack" is supposed to pull 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. How is that not competitive... the drawback is only 270 mile range on that model.
Tesla model S is around 3.0. Model S plaid is under 2.
The Mach E is 3.5 but only 480 HP, maybe they’ll up the power.
Those are all 4 doors.
Yeah sarcasm. It would be like a playing card in your bike spokes
For 1973, difficulties with their alloy wheel supplier led to a temporary shortage for AMC’s Jeep division. With a surplus of steel wheels in hand, Jeep decided to incentivize sales for the CJ-5s with the less desirable rollers. To bring in new buyers, AMC paired unique paint schemes with matching interiors for a limited-run appearance package. This project was dubbed 'Super Jeep'.
Once their supply chain was restored, the Super Jeep was completely abandoned. In the end, AMC only produced around 300 Super Jeeps; this includes another very small batch from 1976, when AMC revisited the concept... albeit briefly. With such a unique and very limited run, the Super Jeep has blossomed into one of the most sought after of all the collector Jeeps.
Once their supply chain was restored, the Super Jeep was completely abandoned. In the end, AMC only produced around 300 Super Jeeps; this includes another very small batch from 1976, when AMC revisited the concept... albeit briefly. With such a unique and very limited run, the Super Jeep has blossomed into one of the most sought after of all the collector Jeeps.
Probably AI but for the EV lovers that would never buy a Charger EV because they're just too cool (in their own mind)
It looks like that's a real vehicle, but it's not a BMW Isetta.
"What’s the perfect antidote to truck and SUV bloat? Why, the Microlino Lite, of course. Swiss company Micro has just unveiled a production version of its Microlino Lite – an even smaller version of its Microlino microcar – this week at the Geneva Motor Show. It won’t go faster than 28 mph (45 km/h), but it’s the next best thing to ditching cars altogether and getting an e-bike. And it could be coming to the US. While the top speed is only half as fast as the standard Microlino, anyone with a moped license from the age of 14 in some European countries can get one."
"Plus, it’s cheap, relatively speaking. Entry-level model starts at about €156, or $169, a month to lease, or a starting price of €17,999 (about $19,500). For that, you’ll get plenty of retro design directly inspired by the classic 1950 egg-shaped European microcar BMW Isetta. Pre-orders are available now with delivery starting in early summer of this year. The Microlino Lite comes in two colors, the Venice Blue and Berline Anthracite, with the EV made at the Microlino factory in Turin, Italy."
Further in the article state it can only go about 60 miles with the standard battery, and about 100 with the larger battery, and that's new batteries. With a little age you loose 10%+ easily.
https://electrek.co/2024/02/27/microlino-lite-arrives-as-the-worlds-cutest-mr-bean-style-microcar/
They're comparing it to a moped, a $20,000 enclosed moped, I'm sure they will sell well here.
But, if you're someone who lost their license...Here's a new-to-me Olds engine. The W-43, a 455 with 4 valves per cylinder (1967)
https://www.hagerty.com/media/autom...-43-v-8-engine-was-killer-32-valve-prototype/
I knew about this one, the OW-43, a similar DOHC engine developed for Indy racing and maybe marine, but I didn't know it had a cousin.
"THE OW43
Four months later, and inspired by racing (on both water and land), Oldsmobile engineers decided to add dual overhead cams. A gear drive supported by roller bearings in an aluminum gear case handled the cam chores, while a dummy camshaft was used in the standard position for the oil pump and distributor. The cams were also drilled to carry oil in their journals.
Interestingly, the cams were on the cylinder head, and the gear drive on the nose of the crankshaft was in the block, creating a variation in the heights of numerous components. On paper it sounded like trouble, but it worked without a hitch.
Dyno testing the 12.2:1 OW43 at the end of 1969 showed the DOHC motor having a very level torque curve. Peak power Olds engineers recorded was 700 horsepower at close to 7000 rpm at the crank. This was achieved with no cam profile development to match the four-valve layout.
But, on January 1970, General Motors President Edward N. Cole put the kibosh on the project and more as he announced that all GM divisions would lower the compression of their motors so 91 octane unleaded fuel could be used."
https://www.hagerty.com/media/autom...-43-v-8-engine-was-killer-32-valve-prototype/
I knew about this one, the OW-43, a similar DOHC engine developed for Indy racing and maybe marine, but I didn't know it had a cousin.
"THE OW43
Four months later, and inspired by racing (on both water and land), Oldsmobile engineers decided to add dual overhead cams. A gear drive supported by roller bearings in an aluminum gear case handled the cam chores, while a dummy camshaft was used in the standard position for the oil pump and distributor. The cams were also drilled to carry oil in their journals.
Interestingly, the cams were on the cylinder head, and the gear drive on the nose of the crankshaft was in the block, creating a variation in the heights of numerous components. On paper it sounded like trouble, but it worked without a hitch.
Dyno testing the 12.2:1 OW43 at the end of 1969 showed the DOHC motor having a very level torque curve. Peak power Olds engineers recorded was 700 horsepower at close to 7000 rpm at the crank. This was achieved with no cam profile development to match the four-valve layout.
But, on January 1970, General Motors President Edward N. Cole put the kibosh on the project and more as he announced that all GM divisions would lower the compression of their motors so 91 octane unleaded fuel could be used."
My '61 Sundial Camper at the Busses by the Bridge show in Lake Havasu, AZ 2005
If you need a little more off road horsepower.
