Masterful work? Then why does Scotty Kilmer say nobody wants this dog?
> Masterful work? Then why does Scotty Kilmer say nobody wants this dog? <
Good question. Maybe it’s like designing a really good 2 watt light bulb. Masterful work. But nobody wants one.
Battery-powered electric vehicles always were, are, and shall always be, conveyances for a niche market, never anything more. The capabilities are so much less than a comparably-sized vehicle of whatever configuration, powered with a hybrid system of on-board power generation and electric propulsion, that they lose out entirely once the limitations are reached. Driving range, quickness of power regeneration, load-carrying capability, and adaptability to extreme weather conditions have not been adequately addressed, and may never be resolved to satisfaction in an economically feasible manner.
Now, electric drive train propulsion has a LOT of advantages as compared to the complex variable transmission ratios and driveline shafts required to adapt the limitations of internal-combustion engines to the task of providing wheel traction. After all, we have had Diesel-electric locomotives in service since before the Second World War, displacing the earlier steam locomotives through efficiency and adaptability, and essentially much less complex than the last of the steam locomotives.
In engineering, as in any other human endeavor, the simple admonition is KISS.
Keep it simple, stupid.