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I fail to see the significance of 69 wrt the ‘new’ Griffith... I mean it’s not in the least bit sexy (in my humble opinion).... and if it’s supposed to be humorous then it’s an even bigger fail... I find no humour in this never ending story... although overall I suppose it does amount to a bit of a joke.
How you doing Iain
How you doing Iain
baconsarney said:
I fail to see the significance of 69 wrt the ‘new’ Griffith... I mean it’s not in the least bit sexy (in my humble opinion).... and if it’s supposed to be humorous then it’s an even bigger fail... I find no humour in this never ending story... although overall I suppose it does amount to a bit of a joke.
How you doing Iain
Fine thanks Richard. Just miss your superior wit when you go awol from time to time. Hope you're good. How you doing Iain
ked springs to mind PuffsBack said:
V6 Pushfit said:
An ICE with water in it stops.
An EV will go bang?
Yep but you can put the air intake higher up easily. Raising the battery height is much more of a challange.An EV will go bang?
Telsa's new pickup is meant to have a wading depth of 36"....buts lets see. Pretty sure no one with an EV is going to want to wade through water deeper than their battery pack!
I think you may be underestimating man’s engineering abilities somewhat.dvs_dave said:
Do you know what the propulsion energy source is for non nuclear subs/ROV’s/sea scooters etc. is, right? I think you may be underestimating man’s engineering abilities somewhat.
I doubt an EV has a battery pack as well waterproofed as a navy sub.I may be wrong, it’s been known.1990 was the last time. When I got married.
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LucyP said:
Only if you are a teenage girl! What can a car manufacturer that doesn't manufacture any cars and doesn't have any cars for sale update the world with?
It’s clearly a strategy to not communicate until there is some positive news. Sort of like word of mouth but only if those you tell don’t follow your instructions.
LucyP said:
dvs_dave - You're comparing apples with pears. A car isn't a submarine, or designed to operate on water. And if you turn it into one, and seal it like one, it won't be very good as a car, and will be pretty difficult to get in and out of!
Looks like I need to spell it out....waterproofing an automotive battery pack and drivetrain so that it can be submerged and operate without problems is not at all difficult. In fact it’s much easier than doing so for a traditional IC drivetrain for the very simple reasons that it doesn’t need an air supply or exhaust path, there are way fewer components, and also way fewer penetrations in those component casings needing to be sealed up.Edited by dvs_dave on Friday 17th January 04:36
I don't think its an engineering issue - its a perception issue thats going to take time for people to accept.
A Jag iPace has a wading depth of 500mm, thats bloody impressive for something so low riding, and the battery pack must be submersed to some degree at that depth. However how many iPace owners are going to feel confident when faced with half a metre of water! even knowing they can't hydro lock it.
A Jag iPace has a wading depth of 500mm, thats bloody impressive for something so low riding, and the battery pack must be submersed to some degree at that depth. However how many iPace owners are going to feel confident when faced with half a metre of water! even knowing they can't hydro lock it.
LucyP said:
dvs_dave - You're comparing apples with pears. A car isn't a submarine, or designed to operate on water. And if you turn it into one, and seal it like one, it won't be very good as a car, and will be pretty difficult to get in and out of!
Totally off topic, I know, but continuing the discussion - surely other factors play a part in max wading depth. Yes a modern car can be sealed, but then its a boat - it just floats away! The old defenders just let the water in, you knew you were in deep water when your feet got wet!
s3dave said:
Totally off topic, I know, but continuing the discussion - surely other factors play a part in max wading depth. Yes a modern car can be sealed, but then its a boat - it just floats away! The old defenders just let the water in, you knew you were in deep water when your feet got wet!
Yep I would expect so. The alternator in my Ranger is very high up on the offside of the engine. In other installations of the same engine (like the Transit) the alternator is lower down on the near side. So guessing the Rangers mounting position is to allow for increased wading depthPuffsBack said:
s3dave said:
Totally off topic, I know, but continuing the discussion - surely other factors play a part in max wading depth. Yes a modern car can be sealed, but then its a boat - it just floats away! The old defenders just let the water in, you knew you were in deep water when your feet got wet!
Yep I would expect so. The alternator in my Ranger is very high up on the offside of the engine. In other installations of the same engine (like the Transit) the alternator is lower down on the near side. So guessing the Rangers mounting position is to allow for increased wading depthGassing Station | General TVR Stuff & Gossip | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff