SnoopyMarkham
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I've so hit old fogie age.
I like to call it nostalgia age.
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I've so hit old fogie age.
They were not unfinished steel. They were just finished in silver instead of the darker grey they are now. And they are cast aluminum, not steel.It looks like we've now seen two Model 3's without their Aero covers on. One was a pre-production model that looked like the rims were just unfinished steel, while the other one was a production model that looks like the rims had a nice titanium colored finish.
I'm not going to debate which it is, or even if the spoked wheel we've been discussing is really the shape that's under there.
But... IF it is the spoked shaped rims under there, AND it's just unfinished steel like we saw on the pre-production model, is something like this (and a Tesla center cap) all that is required to make it look like the titanium colored finish we saw on the production model?
Raw Titanium Wheel Kit
And how hard is something like that to apply properly for someone who's never tried something like this before?
They were not unfinished steel. They were just finished in silver instead of the darker grey they are now. And they are cast aluminum, not steel.
They are covers. 100% positive, no question about it. If you get your car with the standard wheels and remove the covers, the dark grey wheel is what you will have. No need to worry about having to paint them.
Not sure why we are still debating this. As I've said in other posts, for those who doubt it is a cover, take a look and tell me how you remove the lug nuts?
They were not unfinished steel. They were just finished in silver instead of the darker grey they are now. And they are cast aluminum, not steel.
They are covers. 100% positive, no question about it. If you get your car with the standard wheels and remove the covers, the dark grey wheel is what you will have. No need to worry about having to paint them.
Not sure why we are still debating this. As I've said in other posts, for those who doubt it is a cover, take a look and tell me how you remove the lug nuts?
Until there is video of an aero cover being removed, there isn't any proof of the wheel that lies underneath. So far there has been none, only "before" and supposedly "after" pics, and no verification of the attachment method.
A good tyre can slow down by as much as ~ 1.2G and a heavy car..
One of the major design factors of M3 was to simplify the car and the manufacturing process in order to keep cost down. FWD is both more complicated and more costly.Seems like an argument for the Model 3 to be a front wheel drive based car. Would also have provided additional differentiation between it and the Model S. Most people wouldn't have cared, nor noticed.
It's not obvious to me that FWD is more costly with an EV. While I much prefer RWD, the FWD configuration would likely have better regenerative capability. Still glad it's RWD!One of the major design factors of M3 was to simplify the car and the manufacturing process in order to keep cost down. FWD is both more complicated and more costly.
What if i cut out the plastic or melt it off with lasers!!!Not possible.
FWD requires costly CV joints (constant velocity) to enable the wheels to steer under power, pretty much doubling the complexity of the drive train vs RWD; more parts, more assembly steps, more cost, also somewhat heavier than RWD shafts.It's not obvious to me that FWD is more costly with an EV. While I much prefer RWD, the FWD configuration would likely have better regenerative capability. Still glad it's RWD!
FWD requires costly CV joints (constant velocity) to enable the wheels to steer under power, pretty much doubling the complexity of the drive train vs RWD; more parts, more assembly steps, more cost, also somewhat heavier than RWD shafts.
How could regen be stronger with FWD? Same mass, velocity motor size = same regen.
Yep, but this sounds to me like a problem at the margin. Since regen is limited to around 60 kW I doubt FWD is any more efficient on the road.When decelerating more weight is shifted onto the front wheels. That's why the nose of a car dips when braking. Same idea for why RWD is better for acceleration.
It's not true that FWD has more effective regen. The benefit of RWD during acceleration is that it reduces the wheel slip through higher vertical forces on the tire. However, max regen creates only about 25% of the force the tire can take before it slips: 0.3g vs 1.2g.When decelerating more weight is shifted onto the front wheels. That's why the nose of a car dips when braking. Same idea for why RWD is better for acceleration.