this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2024
450 points (95.7% liked)

Technology

58061 readers
31 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Even though this VW is fully electric, the transmission will still find a way to blow up.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I’ll never understand why there’s a transmission in a fully electric. Put four pancake motors at the wheels. Easier to cool, smaller motors, redundant power.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

A shit ton of unsprung mass, crap ride quality.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Transmission isn't for low end but high end rpm. 4 separate motors doesn't help if the motor can't spin fast enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

There’s no way a typical BLDC/ACIM can’t spin at the tire’s RPM. If you’ve got a 16” tire then at 100mph you’re spinning at roughly 1000rpm; these motors typically spin 3.5x that fast.