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At some point the US abandoned cabovers and moved towards conventional cab trucks (with the long nose) which has the benefit of being more aerodynamic. I know E
by whalesalad 3y ago
At some point the US abandoned cabovers and moved towards conventional cab trucks (with the long nose) which has the benefit of being more aerodynamic. I know European trucks are bound by more strict regulations and roads are often so small to warrant a cabover but why hasn’t long haul evolved? With EV’s especially it seems like a conventional cab would have a lot better range than a cabover.
- w-m 3y agoI learned from a German hands-on video [0] on the Mercedes truck that there’s already a law that allows for up to 90 cm long noses for aerodynamic design [1]. But it seems no manufacturer has a model making use of that yet. I don’t think we will see a US style truck design though. If you want to deliver to any European city, the US it’s simply not feasible to go longer. [0]: https://youtu.be/AdgcShJJaBc https://youtu.be/AdgcShJJaBc [1]: https://trans.info/en/more-aerodynamic-truck-cabins-come-to-europe-the-eu-council-approved-the-new-rules-136621 https://trans.info/en/more-aerodynamic-truck-cabins-come-to-...
- sofixa 3y ago> At some point the US abandoned cabovers and moved towards conventional cab trucks (with the long nose) which has the benefit of being more aerodynamic But at the expense of visibility. Vehicles in the US trend on having less and less visibility, which is (probably) having an impact on pedestrian deaths.