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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

“The new cars are electrocuting drivers says the drivers”

I think it’s a vibration problem, not electrical shock.

It’s odd and not explained why electric motors create a vibration problem. Guess something’s out of balance.

Or maybe the current supplied to the motor is spikey, causing torsional vibration.


7 posted on 03/05/2026 6:51:28 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: cymbeline
Or maybe the current supplied to the motor is spikey, causing torsional vibration.

I'm betting it's pulse modulation. Really fast high current digital to analog converters are non trivial.

19 posted on 03/05/2026 7:27:58 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: cymbeline

The internal combustion engine is creating a vibration that is destroying the battery. It is not clear what in the IC engine is causing the vibration.


20 posted on 03/05/2026 7:29:56 AM PST by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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To: cymbeline

These are EV racers?? No interest, then.


29 posted on 03/05/2026 8:41:15 AM PST by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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To: cymbeline

“It’s odd and not explained why electric motors create a vibration problem.”

The article says otherwise.


36 posted on 03/05/2026 10:32:34 AM PST by TexasGator (1II11.X11111.1~I11:/)
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To: cymbeline

Some commenters are just beyond hope.


39 posted on 03/05/2026 11:01:58 AM PST by pelican001
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Just guessing, but it sounds like it could be the regenerative braking. More power is now coming from the electric, which will tend to run down the battery too quickly, so maybe they’re trying something new to try and charge the battery faster.


42 posted on 03/05/2026 2:57:28 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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