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by robin
Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:54 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: S1 Audi Elise
Replies: 148
Views: 57524

Re: S1 Audi Elise

Yeah, no idea. Craig Wallace had that ECU so he might be able to tell you if he still has it. I wonder if it was the coil drivers that died!
by robin
Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:23 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: S1 Audi Elise
Replies: 148
Views: 57524

Re: S1 Audi Elise

I wish I could be more encouraging, but apart from a few hours immediately after Craig Wallace and I got the Audi engine running in the car, mine never ran right. I think the issue was the Emerald in some way, but I could never put my finger on exactly what was wrong. It felt like it was only ever r...
by robin
Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Anyone near/ passing St Monans?
Replies: 5
Views: 1314

Re: Anyone near/ passing St Monans?

If only I logged in more often, I was actually there not long after you posted this. Friends are there frequently if you are still in the dark vis a vis works started/in progress.
by robin
Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:16 pm
Forum: Trackdays
Topic: French Frolic 2022
Replies: 118
Views: 31152

Re: French Frolic 2022

1. Steve
2. Andy G
3. Baz
4. Robin
by robin
Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tesla Model 3
Replies: 61
Views: 11910

Re: Tesla Model 3

They are only banning new ones. You can buy a 1L on the eve of the end of sale and keep it for 10 years ;-).
by robin
Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: Motorsport
Topic: Hamil7on
Replies: 34
Views: 12926

Re: Hamil7on

Exactly Campbell. Perez is one of those divers that seems to cope with the car however it's set up. I expect he will keep Max honest at the very least.
by robin
Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:22 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tesla Model 3
Replies: 61
Views: 11910

Re: Tesla Model 3

They plan to allow them if they are hybrid, so I would expect all these 1l petrol engines to become hybrids. Toyota already has an excellent hybrid in this class, I imagine the others do too. Plenty of time for hydrogen fuelled cars to come along if it turns out that 15 years isn't enough to get the...
by robin
Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:19 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tesla Model 3
Replies: 61
Views: 11910

Re: Tesla Model 3

I think battery costs are falling pretty fast now. I don't know at what point a Fiat500 EV is going to be cost neutral vs the petrol version though. Probably half that - like $50/kWh. That's going to take a long time to hit. But the Model 3/BWM 3/A4 kind of territory is going to be cost neutral much...
by robin
Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:11 am
Forum: Motorsport
Topic: Hamil7on
Replies: 34
Views: 12926

Re: Hamil7on

The reason Mercedes did so well in this engine era is that they tipped a lot of money (I want to say beeellions, but not sure it's quite that much ;-)) during the last season before the hybrid engines came in. Probably by some mix of solid engineering and luck they hit upon the right arrangement of ...
by robin
Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:31 pm
Forum: Motorsport
Topic: Hamil7on
Replies: 34
Views: 12926

Re: Hamil7on

Well we will see. Perez will be a reliable measure. My guess is that Max will beat Perez but not in the way he has dominated his previous team mates. I think Max is properly talented but of course he was also born into racing which helps. As usual, the only thing that matters is where you finish on ...
by robin
Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tesla Model 3
Replies: 61
Views: 11910

Re: Tesla Model 3

I don't think it is battery heating after all. I think it only heats the batteries when on charge and when you've remotely turned on the climate control. Whether it is the motor windings or the ambient air heat pump to provide the heat who knows! Either way it will use some energy to get the job don...
by robin
Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:18 am
Forum: Motorsport
Topic: Hamil7on
Replies: 34
Views: 12926

Re: Hamil7on

Hamilton will be back driving this weekend it seems. I am amazed he can be arsed! Even though he has recovered from COVID in the sense of testing negative, I cannot imagine he is at full fitness!
by robin
Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tesla Model 3
Replies: 61
Views: 11910

Re: Tesla Model 3

The overnight power loss might be down to needing to heat the batteries, depending on how cold it is where you are parking it. I don't know for sure how this works, and probably it is different in the model with the heatpump, but somehow or other they need to keep the batteries above approx 0c and t...
by robin
Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 2030 - No more new ICE
Replies: 48
Views: 8591

Re: 2030 - No more new ICE

Commercials (big diesel lorries, etc) will go hydrogen for the long haul I think. BEV is challenging in that application. Battery degradation is a real thing with some horror stories out there, but I think the reality is better than the early models would indicate. Typical degradation on Tesla Model...
by robin
Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tesla Model 3
Replies: 61
Views: 11910

Re: Tesla Model 3

I think all sports EV are tyre limited to 60mph. So around 2s will be the norm 😳. The big problem is getting enough battery to deliver 1000bhp for any length of time ... That's 750kW. The battery pack might be 100kWh. So you get 5-10mins and then it's empty 😁