Thread: Arcimoto, the real thing? ($12k tandem EV trike, 70/130 mi. range)
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Old 02-21-2020, 04:23 PM   #598 (permalink)
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Too much tensile stresses. You might be able to cast a disk onto the AI-optimized wheel for aerodynamics.

I'd be looking to weaving basalt fibers under the optimizer's control.



Basalt fiber [is_greater_than] carbon fiber for stressed parts.
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