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I'm doubtful any such measure would effectively prevent a fatality with a BEV skateboard design traveling at highway speeds vs. an effectively stationary perpen
by newnewpdro 8y ago
I'm doubtful any such measure would effectively prevent a fatality with a BEV skateboard design traveling at highway speeds vs. an effectively stationary perpendicular trailer.
Basically all the vehicle mass is near the ground in a relatively thin layer. That component isn't going to stop easily. But the lightweight rest of the car, interfering with the structural part of the trailer, will shear right off.
- kalleboo 8y agoIt would be interesting to see a crash test, for sure. I imagine the top of the car is still pretty firmly attached to the bottom for rollovers, etc. But even if it's not, as long as the passenger compartment is firmly built and stays together with its crumple zones, isn't it fine if the bottom skateboard goes flying away as long as the passengers are safely decelerated in one piece. Or do the feet go down into the skateboard? In the worst case, at least the underrun skirt should help the collision avoidance systems avoid the collision in the first place.