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Nikola commented on the post, The Reason Those BMW Rumors Weren’t True 9 months ago
BTW E-Assist on buick is stupid though- just a mild hybrid setup, FWD, no rear axle at all, just electric motor hooked up by the serpentine belt to crank pulley. Basically all it does is start/stop the engine at a […]
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Nikola commented on the post, The Reason Those BMW Rumors Weren’t True 9 months ago
Correct. Lexus stuff is not as technologically advanced as AAM my point was that it is not a new idea as is torque vectoring – it has been around forever.
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Nikola commented on the post, The Reason Those BMW Rumors Weren’t True 9 months ago
Toyota has been using rear electric axle for years in its Lexus RX 400h AWD by the way. Combined with electric/gasoline driven front axle.
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Nikola commented on the post, The Reason Those BMW Rumors Weren’t True 9 months ago
I’ve driven new Lacrosse – very nice car to drive, especially v6 model. Ride is better then ng 9-5 has and it is queter. handles very good too – not as good as 9-5 but Lacrosse is way more comfortable and has […]
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Nikola commented on the post, To remain neutral or not? 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Totally agree about 9-3. Who would want to buy an electric car based on a 12 year old design? (That if NEVS rolls it out next year) Maybe in china you can sell it but not anywere else in the world. 9-3 quit being […]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
i just whant to add, that I quoted GM above and used their explanation, but once again, I’ve seen Volt’s trans apart and can confirm that.
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
Yes you are partially right LG, but this ICE involvement is very limited (I can confirm that because we already took Volt’s transmission apart in our shop. When going above 70 mph in charge sustaining mode, and […]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
Well another side of the medal is- are EV’s, Hybrids and Volts actually GREEN? Some researchers figured out that enegry footprint and enviromental impact of Toyota Prius that gets over 50 mpg is actually way worse […]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
let me try to explain it again IVO. Engine in Volt is not used to charge batteries.Batteries on Volt can only be charged by plugging it in(unlike all other Hybrids and like all EVs). It is used to drive the […]
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"Batteries on Volt can only be charged by plugging it in(unlike all other Hybrids and like all EVs)." So even you are saying it is a hybrid----"...unlike all OTHER hybrids." We're splitting hairs here. IVO's point is that if there is any gas engine on board, by virtue of the fact that the car is not exclusively an battery operated…[Read more]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
batteries, sorry
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
EV’s with batties only still have very limited market and use.
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
Chevrolet Volt
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
Volt is not a Hybrid. Volt never uses ICE to move the car directly, that what all hybrids do. Volt is an extended range EV, that has it’s own generator on board to generate electricity when batteries are low. I’ve […]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
no, you said weght is an issue to build the car , quote “having an engine, generator, and electric motor all at once large enough to run the entire car on”. That is exactly what is done in VOLT. And Volt is NOTa […]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
Cherolet Volt. (read my reply to JerseySaab). ICE drives 300v generator, that produces electricity used to drive primary motor/generator, when batteries are at ow state of charge (read depleted). transmission has […]
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Nikola commented on the post, What you see is intentional 1 year ago
not an issue any more JS (weight). Look at Chevrolet Volt – when batteries are depleted, gasoline engine powers the secondary motor/generator wich produces electricty to drive prmary motor generator that propels […]
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Nikola commented on the post, Don’t Fear What You Don’t Yet Know 1 year ago
Move to China and maybe you would be able to buy an eSAAB next year. NEVS guys do not seem to be interested in US or global market. As for us in USA for example we will just have to see leftover dealers shutting […]
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Nikola commented on the post, Don’t Fear What You Don’t Yet Know 1 year ago
So far it looks like you would only be able to look at that if you live in China.
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Nikola commented on the post, ANA Delivers convertibles 1 year, 2 months ago
Really really great people still want to own a SAAB. I wouldn’t call 2008 a normal year though. 2008 global sales for SAAB dipped by something like 40000 units versus 2006, if I remember correctly it was around […]
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Nikola commented on the post, Keep calm… – yeah, you know. 1 year, 4 months ago
In my opinion, YM’s bid being rejected doesn’t nesessarily mean receivers don’t want to sell SAAB as a whole. I will be guessing of course, but it can simply mean:
1 there are better bids.
2 they are expecting […] - Load More
Definitely, you're right. The act of mining for the materials to make these batteries----and then eventually disposing of the dead batteries----very caustic activity. And yes, depending what country/region you're talking about, the means of producing the electric these cars will be charged from can be coal, nuclear, etc. In the case of…[Read more]