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Bollinger B1 electric truck


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http://jalopnik.com/bollingers-200-mile-electric-truck-is-fantastically-rug-1797333580

 

I'm sure many of you will see this Defender-Hummer-Element mix and like it...but not at $60k :eek:

 

Still, very cool to see this sort of a product possibly being introduced to the market.

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I like the idea but I think it's about $40k off

 

Kinda reminds me of this guy

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RJQ3Kgr_OhM/TgOC6E3dO1I/AAAAAAAADeA/ZkHVM4nOjyg/s1600/miles-eixodaroda-550x309.jpg

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It is cool looking....but "4-wheel-independent-self-leveling-hydo-suspension"

 

No thanks

 

Citroen has been using this system since 1954. If they haven't got the bugs worked out of it by now.... Seriously though, Rolls Royce has been using this same system (that it licensed from Citroen) since 1966. The neat part of this system is it allows you to retract one wheel while driving and still balance. This feature allowed Charles DeGaulle to escape an assassination attempt. The original Range Rover had a similar system as well.

 

This isn't like an Airbag system, if properly serviced it will last a really long time. It isn't cheap however, which is why you only see in expensive cars. I suspect it is part of the reason the Bolinger costs as much as it does.

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Good info. I guess it just sounds like it might not have a whole ton of travel, but I guess if the control arms and whatnot are long, like a HMMWV then it would be great. My mind is geared towards off-roading when I think about this thing.
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http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bollinger-chasis.jpg

http://www.adandp.media/cdn/cms/Bollingerchassis.jpg

here is the chassis.

 

What's interesting to me is that it uses a central electric motor and CV axles rather than Disc motors at all four wheels. The downside of this is drivetrain efficiency loss because it still has to pass through an axle and a differential. The upside is lower unsprung weight and centralized mass. Something else I don't like is it uses inboard brakes like a jaguar. Again, low unsprung mass but also a PITA to service.

 

This isn't an offroader like a rally fighter or a tube chassis buggy. I think the mark they were shooting for was original range rover or willys jeep and they surpassed that mark.

 

It didn't occur to me before to mention it but one of the advantages of the hydro suspension is that off road it can behave like a solid axle. If you get one wheel high up on a rock, the suspension will increase the stiffness to the rear that is out of balance like a solid axle would. But you still get the marshmallow ride of a fully independent suspension on road.

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