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[Miloch]

https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-really-1831527917

Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the name ACCEL,
which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the Electrification of Flight”
somehow. With the group’s newest flight project, the Spirit of Innovation, they
aim to exceed 300 miles per hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes,
enough to cross over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one
that Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”

Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller driven
technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the Schneider Trophy for
top speed that year with a max speed of 343 miles per hour. That plane kicked
off a series of innovations for Rolls Royce and gave the company the notoriety
it needed to become the leader in British flight.

The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a plane to
210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr wants to blow that
speed out of the water, and is using the Supermarine’s speed record as the
benchmark for the new Spirit of Innovation.

“We’re monitoring more than 20,000 data points per second, measuring battery
voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain, which is responsible
for powering the propellers and generating thrust. We’ve already drawn a series
of insights from the unique design and integration challenges,” says Parr. “And
we’re gaining the know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
zero-emissions aviation – but to lead it. At this point, our confidence is sky
high.”

This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the specifications
look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area efficiency, the battery pack has
to be small and compact, merging 6000 lithium cells with an advanced cooling
system to help keep the batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric
motors, the plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
design propeller.

In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier aerodynamics engineers
from all over the UK were hired, primarily from within Rolls Royce’s aerospace
engineering division, as well as some from within the motorsport community. This
is truly an all-in mission for the British industrial complex.



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[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

Miloch > wrote in
:

> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-r
> eally-1831527917
>
> Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the
> name ACCEL, which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the
> Electrification of Flight” somehow. With the group’s newest flight
> project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per
> hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross
> over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one that
> Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”
>
> Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller driven
> technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the Schneider
> Trophy for top speed that year with a max speed of 343 miles per hour.
> That plane kicked off a series of innovations for Rolls Royce and gave
> the company the notoriety it needed to become the leader in British
> flight.
>
> The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a
> plane to 210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr
> wants to blow that speed out of the water, and is using the
> Supermarine’s speed record as the benchmark for the new Spirit of
> Innovation.
>
> “We’re monitoring more than 20,000 data points per second, measuring
> battery voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain,
> which is responsible for powering the propellers and generating
> thrust. We’ve already drawn a series of insights from the unique
> design and integration challenges,” says Parr. “And we’re gaining the
> know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
> zero-emissions aviation – but to lead it. At this point, our
> confidence is sky high.”
>
> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging 6000
> lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
> design propeller.
>
> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier aerodynamics
> engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily from within Rolls
> Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as some from within
> the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in mission for the
> British industrial complex.
>


If it performs as well as my
electric car it has a real future.

[Miloch]

In article >, Mitchell Holman
says...
>
>Miloch > wrote in
:
>
>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-r
>> eally-1831527917
>>
>> Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the
>> name ACCEL, which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the
>> Electrification of Flight” somehow. With the group’s newest flight
>> project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per
>> hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross
>> over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one that
>> Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”
>>
>> Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller driven
>> technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the Schneider
>> Trophy for top speed that year with a max speed of 343 miles per hour.
>> That plane kicked off a series of innovations for Rolls Royce and gave
>> the company the notoriety it needed to become the leader in British
>> flight.
>>
>> The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a
>> plane to 210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr
>> wants to blow that speed out of the water, and is using the
>> Supermarine’s speed record as the benchmark for the new Spirit of
>> Innovation.
>>
>> “We’re monitoring more than 20,000 data points per second, measuring
>> battery voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain,
>> which is responsible for powering the propellers and generating
>> thrust. We’ve already drawn a series of insights from the unique
>> design and integration challenges,” says Parr. “And we’re gaining the
>> know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
>> zero-emissions aviation – but to lead it. At this point, our
>> confidence is sky high.”
>>
>> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
>> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
>> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging 6000
>> lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
>> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
>> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
>> design propeller.
>>
>> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier aerodynamics
>> engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily from within Rolls
>> Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as some from within
>> the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in mission for the
>> British industrial complex.
>>
>
>
> If it performs as well as my
>electric car it has a real future.
>

If it performs as well as my electric Black and Decker mower...it won't.
Finally tossed it and went back to gas.




*

[Miloch]

In article >, Mitchell Holman
says...
>
>Miloch > wrote in
:
>
>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-r
>> eally-1831527917
>>
>> Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the
>> name ACCEL, which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the
>> Electrification of Flight” somehow. With the group’s newest flight
>> project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per
>> hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross
>> over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one that
>> Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”
>>
>> Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller driven
>> technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the Schneider
>> Trophy for top speed that year with a max speed of 343 miles per hour.
>> That plane kicked off a series of innovations for Rolls Royce and gave
>> the company the notoriety it needed to become the leader in British
>> flight.
>>
>> The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a
>> plane to 210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr
>> wants to blow that speed out of the water, and is using the
>> Supermarine’s speed record as the benchmark for the new Spirit of
>> Innovation.
>>
>> “We’re monitoring more than 20,000 data points per second, measuring
>> battery voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain,
>> which is responsible for powering the propellers and generating
>> thrust. We’ve already drawn a series of insights from the unique
>> design and integration challenges,” says Parr. “And we’re gaining the
>> know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
>> zero-emissions aviation – but to lead it. At this point, our
>> confidence is sky high.”
>>
>> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
>> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
>> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging 6000
>> lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
>> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
>> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
>> design propeller.
>>
>> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier aerodynamics
>> engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily from within Rolls
>> Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as some from within
>> the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in mission for the
>> British industrial complex.
>>
>
>
> If it performs as well as my
>electric car it has a real future.
>

How about a Porsche 356 Speedster (fiberglass replica?

Interesting read plus video

https://jalopnik.com/this-electric-converted-porsche-speedster-is-the-perfec-1831527344

https://youtu.be/7zOeBYIeAkg



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[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

Miloch > wrote in
:

> In article >, Mitchell
> Holman says...
>>
>>Miloch > wrote in
:
>>
>>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a
>>> -r eally-1831527917
>>>
>>> Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the
>>> name ACCEL, which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the
>>> Electrification of Flight” somehow. With the group’s newest flight
>>> project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per
>>> hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross
>>> over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one that
>>> Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”
>>>
>>> Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller
>>> driven technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the
>>> Schneider Trophy for top speed that year with a max speed of 343
>>> miles per hour. That plane kicked off a series of innovations for
>>> Rolls Royce and gave the company the notoriety it needed to become
>>> the leader in British flight.
>>>
>>> The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a
>>> plane to 210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr
>>> wants to blow that speed out of the water, and is using the
>>> Supermarine’s speed record as the benchmark for the new Spirit of
>>> Innovation.
>>>
>>> “We’re monitoring more than 20,000 data points per second, measuring
>>> battery voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain,
>>> which is responsible for powering the propellers and generating
>>> thrust. We’ve already drawn a series of insights from the unique
>>> design and integration challenges,” says Parr. “And we’re gaining
>>> the know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
>>> zero-emissions aviation – but to lead it. At this point, our
>>> confidence is sky high.”
>>>
>>> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
>>> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
>>> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging
>>> 6000 lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
>>> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
>>> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
>>> design propeller.
>>>
>>> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier
>>> aerodynamics engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily
>>> from within Rolls Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as
>>> some from within the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in
>>> mission for the British industrial complex.
>>>
>>
>>
>> If it performs as well as my
>>electric car it has a real future.
>>
>
> How about a Porsche 356 Speedster (fiberglass replica?
>
> Interesting read plus video
>
> https://jalopnik.com/this-electric-converted-porsche-speedster-is-the-p
> erfec-1831527344
>
> https://youtu.be/7zOeBYIeAkg


Cool. Electric is the future, mark my words.

[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

Miloch > wrote in
:

> In article >, Mitchell
> Holman says...
>>
>>Miloch > wrote in
:
>>
>>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a
>>> -r eally-1831527917
>>>
>>> Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the
>>> name ACCEL, which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the
>>> Electrification of Flight” somehow. With the group’s newest flight
>>> project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per
>>> hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross
>>> over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one that
>>> Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”
>>>
>>> Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller
>>> driven technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the
>>> Schneider Trophy for top speed that year with a max speed of 343
>>> miles per hour. That plane kicked off a series of innovations for
>>> Rolls Royce and gave the company the notoriety it needed to become
>>> the leader in British flight.
>>>
>>> The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a
>>> plane to 210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr
>>> wants to blow that speed out of the water, and is using the
>>> Supermarine’s speed record as the benchmark for the new Spirit of
>>> Innovation.
>>>
>>> “We’re monitoring more than 20,000 data points per second, measuring
>>> battery voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain,
>>> which is responsible for powering the propellers and generating
>>> thrust. We’ve already drawn a series of insights from the unique
>>> design and integration challenges,” says Parr. “And we’re gaining
>>> the know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
>>> zero-emissions aviation – but to lead it. At this point, our
>>> confidence is sky high.”
>>>
>>> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
>>> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
>>> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging
>>> 6000 lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
>>> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
>>> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
>>> design propeller.
>>>
>>> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier
>>> aerodynamics engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily
>>> from within Rolls Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as
>>> some from within the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in
>>> mission for the British industrial complex.
>>>
>>
>>
>> If it performs as well as my
>>electric car it has a real future.
>>
>
> If it performs as well as my electric Black and Decker mower...it
> won't. Finally tossed it and went back to gas.


Yep, I tried electric mowers too. St Augustine
grass is just too tough for them to handle, sad to
say.

[Miloch]

In article >, Mitchell Holman
says...
>
>Miloch > wrote in
:
>
>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-r
>> eally-1831527917
>>
>>
>> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
>> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
>> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging 6000
>> lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
>> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
>> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
>> design propeller.
>>
>> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier aerodynamics
>> engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily from within Rolls
>> Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as some from within
>> the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in mission for the
>> British industrial complex.
>>
>
>
> If it performs as well as my
>electric car it has a real future.
>

Amazingly, Harley Davidson is getting in on the act....

more at
https://jalopnik.com/the-2019-harley-davidson-livewire-is-far-too-expensive-1831553982

Short read but interesting with lots of pics

"Struggling motorcycle company Harley-Davidson’s vision for embracing the future
is offering a full line of electric motorcycles by 2022. The first of these
electrified bikes will be the 2019 LiveWire and, like all other Harley
motorcycles, it’s expensive.

"Let’s just get it out of the way first. The bike’s MSRP comes to $29,799. That
is an expensive bike no matter which way you look at it. Do the specs justify
the price? Read on to decide.

"The all-electric LiveWire will apparently hit 60 from a stop in 3.5 seconds.
There is no clutch and no gear shifting, which will definitely make riding an
extremely different experience. And riders will be able to slow down using the
power regeneration mode in addition to the brakes.



*

[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

Miloch > wrote in
:

> In article >, Mitchell
> Holman says...
>>
>>Miloch > wrote in
:
>>
>>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a
>>> -r eally-1831527917
>>>
>>>
>>> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
>>> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
>>> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging
>>> 6000 lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
>>> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
>>> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
>>> design propeller.
>>>
>>> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier
>>> aerodynamics engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily
>>> from within Rolls Royce’s aerospace engineering division, as well as
>>> some from within the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in
>>> mission for the British industrial complex.
>>>
>>
>>
>> If it performs as well as my
>>electric car it has a real future.
>>
>
> Amazingly, Harley Davidson is getting in on the act....
>
> more at
> https://jalopnik.com/the-2019-harley-davidson-livewire-is-far-too-expen
> sive-1831553982
>
> Short read but interesting with lots of pics
>
> "Struggling motorcycle company Harley-Davidson’s vision for embracing
> the future is offering a full line of electric motorcycles by 2022.
> The first of these electrified bikes will be the 2019 LiveWire and,
> like all other Harley motorcycles, it’s expensive.
>
> "Let’s just get it out of the way first. The bike’s MSRP comes to
> $29,799. That is an expensive bike no matter which way you look at it.
> Do the specs justify the price? Read on to decide.
>
> "The all-electric LiveWire will apparently hit 60 from a stop in 3.5
> seconds. There is no clutch and no gear shifting, which will
> definitely make riding an extremely different experience. And riders
> will be able to slow down using the power regeneration mode in
> addition to the brakes.


That has been my experience. Driving is VERY
different, from the instant acceleration to
the automatic braking whenever you take your
foot off the "gas". And the weight of the battery
under the floorboard - with no weight under the
hood - gives it more ground-hugging stability.
Now that I have gotten used to it I cannot fathom
going back to a gas powered car.