Meet the Immortus

LockH · Aug 31, 2015

(the world’s first solar-powered exotic sports car). Seen here:
http://www.sciencealert.com/meet-th...otic-sports-car?cmpid=NL_LS_weekly_2015-08-28

Now you too can injure/kill Fast and Furiously (but in an Eco-Friendly manner)!

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But with just 100 units expected to be made and an anticipated selling price of US$370,000, you might want to start saving those pennies now.

nutnspecial · Aug 31, 2015

Can't they do better on the cgi? If that car ends up being real, it's one of weirdest I'll have seen to date.

liveforphysics · Aug 31, 2015

nutspecial said:
Can't they do better on the cgi? If that car ends up being real, it's one of weirdest I'll have seen to date.

The shape is dictated by needing lots of flat surfaces for panels, and creating as small of vortexes as possible as it moves through air.

LockH · Aug 31, 2015

nutspecial said:
Can't they do better on the cgi? If that car ends up being real, it's one of weirdest I'll have seen to date.

working with final year engineering students and new graduate engineers.”

... may have something to do w/less than sterling CGI graphics.

nutnspecial · Aug 31, 2015

I understand lfp, I'm just being critcal of the graphics, and it does look weird too. Not sayn it isn't streamlined for maximum efficiencies in rolling resistance and air resistance.

working with final year engineering students and new graduate engineers.”

Missed that. Wonder if these students/grads are aiming for nasa? Nasa has lovely cgi :lol:

Hillhater · Aug 31, 2015

Well, looks like they may get 3-4 sqr mts of panels on there, so that might give them what ?...1kW of solar capture at most ?
I suspect a lot of the $370,000 price tag may have to be a large battery pack ! :wink:

The fingers · Aug 31, 2015

So as of now, in reality it is invisible. 8)

LockH · Sep 1, 2015

... and young folks that may have missed that class about kinetic energy as required to move a large mass.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy

Meet the Immortus

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