Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[Agvg]

Engine brake with a two stroke would destroy the engine, no gas, no lubrication, so a free wheel was installed to avoid this problem.

 

[California]

Engine brake with a two stroke would destroy the engine, no gas, no lubrication, so a free wheel was installed to avoid this problem.

That explanation makes the most sense.

Here in California early Saabs and DKW, were exceedingly rare. And the Simca's with the modified Ford V8-60 engine. Only imported by individuals. The only place I saw any of these was near UC-Berkeley, likely brought back from a vacation in Europe by free-thinker types on the faculty there.

While VW, Volvo and Mercedes were common and had dealer support.

 

[Agvg]

Here in Norway Saab was quit common, very good winter cars with fwd when almost all was red.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Gasoline is a coolant. If piston driven plane engines were ran too lean they would get too hot.

We know electric cars came first because the technology was more simple. Gasoline took over because that energy source could be distributed by donkey and ox carts into places with no electric grid requirements.

Today EV braking force comes mainly generators. Power distribution doesn't require pipelines and power grid infrastructures in a technical sense.

 

[MossRoad]

First time I saw a Saab I was working in a gas station. Owner poured his quart of oil in the gas tank then asked for precisely 8 gallons of gas.

Obviously a 2-stroke, but I hadn't known there were 2-stoke cars before that.

My first boss said when she and her sister were in high school in the early 60's, her dad bought them a Messerschmitt to drive to school in. 3 wheeled car with 2-stroke engine. She said they had to put in X gallons of gas then add correct amount of oil to the gas, then grab the bumper and shake the car!

She said frequently they'd pull up to school and some football players would pick the car up and carry it around the parking lot with them in it.

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[Torvy]

There's a player position in American football (can't remember the name) were typically the top players are not only really big, but also extremely agile.


Rgds, D.

This describes every player on a Samoan rugby side.

 

[California]

My first boss said when she and her sister were in high school in the early 60's, her dad bought them a Messerschmitt to drive to school in. 3 wheeled car with 2-stroke engine.

That reminded me - back then I had a paper route that went by a small Volvo dealer. His back row by the fence always had interesting cars that he apparently bought just for fun.

First time I saw a BMW was in there. BMW Isetta 3 wheels (or two closely spaced at the back) and the whole front of the car was the only door. Then a Subaru, nearly a twin to the BMW.

 

[MossRoad]

Our neighbors had an Isetta in the 60's. Pretty weird!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...-wont-end-in-2022-intel-ceo-warns-172416.html

I have a hard time understanding how covid-19 did all of this damage to the automotive industry by itself.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

The Coming Electric Car Disruption That Nobody’s Talking About

So the reality of us moving to EV'S is being grasped by the minds
of the USA industry!

The ICE industry is larger than I realized. It is kind of strange the lack of computer chips is bringing the ICE industry down faster than just the move to EV'S.