Discussion
ajprice said:
Silvanus said:
I really home the Ami proves successful and we get plenty of other manufacturers following suit.
I think Vauxhall/Opel are missing a trick not bringing their Rocks-e version here
https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/2022/12/wil...
dxg said:
There's also this version:
https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/2022/12/wil...
I wouldn't want to go faster than 28 in that https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/2022/12/wil...
. I like the LEDs in the badge panel though to make it similar to the Opel/Vauxhall visor front end.&width=1200)
Lots of opportunity to wrap these and have some fun with them. Maybe make one look like the Little Tikes kids toy etc. I hope it happens because I think if you drive one you don’t take yourself too seriously and have a good sense of humour. It would brighten my day up no end other than being stuck behind one on anything above a 30 mph road.
dxg said:
Tell me about it.
I spent some time in a superficially-open Apollo Protocol hackathon this afternoon. And it very quickly became clear - by all the comments that "they" were recording the event and "they" would not be sharing the recording - it was for their benefit only, that that entire initiative is about Sheffield soaking up all the Innovate UK funding around digital twins, irrespective of sector. And they've hooked the CLC and the CIH into it too because they know that those organisations' initial funding has ended, and they will play the AMRC / Sheffield tune to avoid the fate of the CDBB. Screw the outsiders like me who will not stand a chance competing against that juggernaut. But it's done its token public engagement and now it can bid using all the donated ideas and keep itself and its chosen partners afloat for the next five years using funding that should really be shared across the UK.
I've had a couple of successful KTPs. And many failed Smart Grant applications.
The game, as always, is to be part of the crowd. And the crowd doesn't let others in.
It reminds me of an old EPSRC programme manager who once said "we only fund what we've already funded..." The rise of Innovate funding was supposed to change all that - all it's done is force people up the TRLs.
can you use less TLAs and and then more people might know WTF you are talking about.I spent some time in a superficially-open Apollo Protocol hackathon this afternoon. And it very quickly became clear - by all the comments that "they" were recording the event and "they" would not be sharing the recording - it was for their benefit only, that that entire initiative is about Sheffield soaking up all the Innovate UK funding around digital twins, irrespective of sector. And they've hooked the CLC and the CIH into it too because they know that those organisations' initial funding has ended, and they will play the AMRC / Sheffield tune to avoid the fate of the CDBB. Screw the outsiders like me who will not stand a chance competing against that juggernaut. But it's done its token public engagement and now it can bid using all the donated ideas and keep itself and its chosen partners afloat for the next five years using funding that should really be shared across the UK.
I've had a couple of successful KTPs. And many failed Smart Grant applications.
The game, as always, is to be part of the crowd. And the crowd doesn't let others in.
It reminds me of an old EPSRC programme manager who once said "we only fund what we've already funded..." The rise of Innovate funding was supposed to change all that - all it's done is force people up the TRLs.
Edited by dxg on Thursday 24th November 21:54
Mikebentley said:
Lots of opportunity to wrap these and have some fun with them. Maybe make one look like the Little Tikes kids toy etc. I hope it happens because I think if you drive one you don’t take yourself too seriously and have a good sense of humour. It would brighten my day up no end other than being stuck behind one on anything above a 30 mph road.
We've started a little bit of modding.....more to come
dxg said:
Also, it's belt driven.
So, if you were to put a bigger pulley on the existing motor, the top speed would increase - assuming that the governor works off the motor rather than wheel speed.
Acceleration might reduce somewhat...
I think some clever folks are figuring out how to make it go a little fasterSo, if you were to put a bigger pulley on the existing motor, the top speed would increase - assuming that the governor works off the motor rather than wheel speed.
Acceleration might reduce somewhat...
blank said:
How do you find the speed limiter? I drove one a while ago and it was quite jerky on the limiter so it felt much nicer to sit just below it. This was a while ago so it may have improved...
This seems to have changed since it went in for its new motor - not sure if there’s been a software update but it definitely seems less brutal when applying the limiter. dxg said:
Mikebentley said:
Good to see there's some attempt at a crumple zone. At least, I assume that's what the notches on the chassis legs are for...Amazed at how small the motor is (and how much space there is for something bigger...)
Something bigger in an AMI could be fun/lethal
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