Comments by "Zach B" (@zachb1706) on "Why Tesla's Model X Was The First SUV To Receive A Perfect Crash Test Rating | Business Insider" video.

  1. Nowadays electric engines: -Provide a lot of torque, many motorsports like the F1 are adding in hybrid engines to get high torque to help with lower speeds -Are heavy, electric cars weigh about 1.3x that of a combustion car -Have a low power output, another reason why the F1 doesn’t adopt fully electric engines. They are better at low speeds, but drop off later on. -Take a long time to recharge, a Tesla can take around 6 hours (1 hour supercharged) to recharge a 300 mile battery. For a comparison a combustion engine can recharge in about ~5 min with about a 400 mile range. Trucks even longer. Formula E actually gets the driver to switch cars instead of pitting.
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  2. And price. The car in this video costs around $80 000, while an average SUV costs around $40 000-$50 000
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  3. Batteries are a lot more flammable. Yes uranium has a lot more energy than a battery, but the energy needed to extract it is immense
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  4. Wait, that’s illegal...
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  5. And my underdeveloped fetus flys out the side window
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  6. Haha 😂
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  7. Sounds so American
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  8. Crumple zones are important for safety, and just get insurance
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  9. When you get into another car, remember that it’s probably not going to be set alight
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  10. What’s the roadster?
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  11. Well it’s expensive to put huge lithium batteries in everything. Electric engines are a lot more expensive than petrol engines, and has a lower power output
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  12. Why? Most if not all cars would flip on grass.
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  13. Actually watched the test over, sand is a lot harder to stay flat on. As you slide, a mound (visible in the test) builds up, lifting the side wheels up. Grass would make this test “easier”.
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  14. Fafnir Legion it doesn’t really take much energy out of the car, just redirects it. I will find a link to a video about different ways of (edit) making run-off areas
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  15. What’s the difference between sand and tarmac? Tarmac would help the traction of the car, stopping it from tipping.
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  16. They definitely do but rear impacts aren’t as dangerous
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  17. I have a glass that can tip all the way over, but being really heavy near the bottom, it flips back. It’s not unbelievable, but if your car is already 90 degrees, harms probably been done.
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  18. It’s doing good things, but electric cars aren’t the future.
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  19. *n’t And no, they don’t have the range or power of combustion cars, weigh more and cost crazy amounts. Also with our supply of lithium diminishing, and our lack of infrastructure for handling a full on electric car outburst, I just don’t see it.
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  20. Ryan - not a more green infrastructure, I meant the power grid! How could we manage the influx of new electric car users? About performance, it doesn’t just come out of nowhere. Tesla batteries and motors haven’t improved upon anything but primitive designs. We are reaching the end of our understanding, and unless there’s a huge breakthrough, it won’t progress much further.
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  21. Ryan - also according to the laws of thermodynamics, and the safety of our lives, batteries won’t progress much further, and they’re the biggest issue with the electric car. - Too heavy - Recharges to slow - Heats up to fast - Doesn’t provide much power density
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  22. Maybe you want to be thrown out of your seat
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