A $1200 Mass Produced Electric Car

[nzjrs]

Suspension, rack and pinion steering, lights, 1HP motor, batteries, a stereo and heater+fan.

A remarkable piece of engineering for the price.

[Big Tea]

(https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=1Jbf_cIKDe0)

[Cold Fussion]

What can a 1hp electric car do that an electric cargo bike can't do?

[NathanE]

Keep you dry in the rain?

[Fulcrum]

What can a 1hp electric car do that an electric cargo bike can't do?

Give you an unreasonable sense of safety?

[V12-POWER]

Its funny how this oversized matchbox toy is a “remarkable piece of engineering” but the moment you swap the electric motor for an ICE, its just a crap box

This double standards on this forum are something I have never seen in my life

[nzjrs]

Its funny how this oversized matchbox toy is a “remarkable piece of engineering” but the moment you swap the electric motor for an ICE, its just a crap box

This double standards on this forum are something I have never seen in my life

What?

[strad]

@V12-POWER .. I understand your message but your delivery leaves something to be desired.

[strad]

I find it odd that in 2020 the Citroen has drum brakes... I'm sure they probably work just fine most of the time but I would think it would actually be cheaper to use small discs or even outsource them.

[Greg Locock]

Drum brakes are lighter, easier to package, guarantee zero drag, and self-servo. They have some very significant disadvantages of course. If you are using regen then they become emergency brakes.

[nzjrs]

@V12-POWER .. I understand your message but your delivery leaves something to be desired.

It was a ridiculous comment by V12 because very little of the video being interesting is contingent on the car being electric. The manufacturing efficiency and design decisions to keep the costs down are the interesting and most discussed part, how it was assembled, how truck-like the suspension is, etc etc.

(BTW: in the video the do defend and remark that it too has drum brakes instead of disk brakes)

[Big Tea]

Drum brakes are lighter, easier to package, guarantee zero drag, and self-servo. They have some very significant disadvantages of course. If you are using regen then they become emergency brakes.

The biggest advantage of disks is anti-fade with repeated heavy use. If this car is regen, there will not be much heavy use, and with the intended use there will not be high speed stops either repeated or not.

As an 'eco' aside, the dust is retained in the drum too.