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It all sounds quite complex when you can just drive the wheels with a motor directly.
by Peanuts99 1y ago
It all sounds quite complex when you can just drive the wheels with a motor directly.
- AtlasBarfed 1y agoActually all of the car sounds really complex. How about we just pull it with a bunch of horses?.
- littlestymaar 1y agoHorses are really complex beasts too, better just walking around.
- SecretDreams 1y agoThe human mind is complex as heck, we should give up on harvesting them for walking.
- bluGill 1y agoHorses are very fuel inefficient. Sure they burn 100% renewable hay/oats, but they burn a lot of them. Worse they burn them even at idle so those who don't use their horse constantly still pay for the fuel. Horse emissions are really bad too.
- Reubachi 1y agoIn your opinion, where does "the buck stop"? I feel similar to you in that complexity over time only locks out the user. However I certainly do not miss a choke or having to mess with a carb in general on my road going vehicle.
- tentacleuno 1y agoI don't miss that either (in fact, I know the ECU can do a much better job), but I do enjoy engaging with the car, and thus drive a manual transmission. I'm fairly confident I can get better efficiency and control as opposed to the same transmission with a computer changing gears for me. From what I've heard, it's somewhat of a rarity in the US, but it's very widely used in Europe.
- tentacleuno 1y agoWell, from what I understand, the car I drove did. I believe the motor was hooked up to engine's output shaft in some way, so they could work together to generate torque. The gearing seemed very low for the displacement (even had a 6th gear!), so it would suggest they were making good use of the electric powertrain.