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Literally Aptera for the last 3 years. ..
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10-07-2022, 11:35 PM
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More like 14 years by now
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11-06-2022, 08:29 AM
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So they ARE using carbon for the body then? I thought it was going to be pretty much all FG.
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11-06-2022, 11:32 AM
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Whatever is most expensive, least particle and hardest to work with is what they will use.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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11-06-2022, 12:00 PM
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Glad to see that CF is core to the build. Done properly, it offers pretty amazing crash protection. I don't believe it will be a huge influence on production cost or pricing in the end.
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11-06-2022, 12:05 PM
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Well their website calculator for savings is clearly needing work. (My car gets about 3.5 mi/kWh.)
It looks like it doesn't even use that for their calculated savings, which doesn't make sense, as it would help the numbers.
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11-06-2022, 01:01 PM
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Whatever is most expensive, least particle and hardest to work with is what they will use.
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Glad to see that CF is core to the build.
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They should use one or two layers of Basalt to hold all that CF together in the case of a crash.
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11-06-2022, 01:26 PM
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They should use one or two layers of Basalt to hold all that CF together in the case of a crash.
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Igneous rock? 
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11-06-2022, 02:28 PM
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It's like fiberglass
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11-06-2022, 03:26 PM
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https://www.compositesworld.com › articles › can-basalt-fiber-bridge-the-gap-between-glass-and-carbon
Can basalt fiber bridge the gap between glass and carbon?
According to the Fraunhofer report, the basalt composite showed a specific strength 40% higher than E-glass, and a specific stiffness 20% higher than the glass composite. Basalt could be a good choice for applications needing higher performance than glass, but where the cost of carbon can't be justified.
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compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/basalt-fiber-diagram.jpg
It deforms instead of shattering like Carbon fiber.
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