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I'm not a racing or really car enthusiast, but, don't races have pit stops where mechanics change out the tires and such? Tesla's old 90-second battery replacem
by cryptoz 6y ago
I'm not a racing or really car enthusiast, but, don't races have pit stops where mechanics change out the tires and such? Tesla's old 90-second battery replacement tech could be used here. Just thinking out loud.
- Judgmentality 6y ago90 seconds for a pit stop is an eternity.
- kllrnohj 6y agoJust for those that don't know, pitstops these days are under a few seconds. See for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAd_t4wibM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAd_t4wibM0
- Judgmentality 6y agoThat's slightly misleading, as that pit stop didn't include refueling. Adding fuel will add about ~10 seconds to the pit stop. But you're still comparing ~10 seconds with ~100 seconds, which is an order of magnitude difference, when many actual races have been lost over 2 second delays in pit stops.
- jcims 6y agoYou could do much better with a specialized high-risk vehicle, probably on the order of a couple of seconds.
- jatgoodwin 6y agoThere's Formula E racing, their solution was to have 2 cars and the drivers switched. An interesting company to look at is Lucid Motors they provide a battery pack that lasts all race now.
- hi5eyes 6y agotesla never had 90sec battery replacement tech