Posted on 07/10/2019 4:08:06 PM PDT by SJackson
Love to have one of those mules.
Cue intro of The Flintstones.
Great idea! Now, put a ramp on it, a joy stick controller, and an automatic chair lock down and I can drive again. Woo hoo!
Would be fun, but I bet you could buy two ATVs and 2 Snowmobiles for today’s price.
My first thought was the unsuspended weight problem but I would guess that the active suspension could mitigate that.
Probably so.
Make it 4 ATVs. No snow in Columbia SC most years that amounts to much.
I’m in favor of more ground clearance for at least one fam vehicle, sorta like the HumVees.
I thought I saw a lot of these features in Tesla cars.
I wanna fabri-cobble one of those!
As I recall, the engine on those mules hung off the back.
They stole the idea fro the movie “Minority Report” - the scene in the car factory, the cars are constructed the same.
Looks like they are talking about enhancing the hub/knuckle, not the wheel, unless the wheel is part of a motor.
Cool! An onboard bathroom!
GM had this on the drawing boards 20 years ago.
Meanwhile, the neighboring muslims spend their time inventing new ways to kill innocent Israelis.
Bfl.
I think we all know how water affects electronics and electrical components so what happens in the rain, or driving through some water deeper than one foot, or slush? Are these batteries and electrical parts sealed in some way to protect them from frying?
If technology can ever come up with a way to recharge the batteries in a few minutes or if solar panels can be so efficient they can charge a car on the go; then I think it will be the end of production of fossil fuel cars and trucks.
That’s a big “if” right now though.
Then there’s the issue of meeting demand on already over burdened electrical grid and putting the infrastructure of charging stations in place throughout the country; especially for night, rain, or cloudy day driving. I would love to own a super reliable e-car with just a few moving parts that I could drive cross country for less than $100 in energy costs but I don’t think it will be affordable in my lifetime (over 60 now).
Kids growing up today should see this become a reality though... Probably see autonomous cars they just call up with their implanted smart phone like they do with Uber now. Hop in, get to their destination, hop out; then do it again when they need to go to their next destination.
One person recently commented on how autonomous cars will have to have their own roads during the transition because other cars with human drivers won’t have the patience to deal with them or be able to flow in traffic the same way. I can see that being an issue. Probably not unlike how horse and buggies had to deal with the loud motorized automobiles and motorcycles on the same dirt roads a hundred years ago. The two don’t exactly mix well.
Guy in East Nashville had one of those and I tried hard to get it from him but no dice.
My first thought was of the sprung:unsprung weight ratio too. If you add a lot of unsprung weight, while reducing sprung weight; an active suspension would have to counteract a lot of basic physics.
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