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Aston Martin CEO claims Valkyrie will attempt a 'Ring record, report says - Roadshow
The automotive world has been freaking right the hell out about Aston Martin's technological tour-de-force: the Valkyrie. I mean, there's every reason to. It's got a naturally aspirated V12 that revs to more than 11,000 rpm and, combined with its hybrid system, makes nearly 1,200 horsepower.
Since the technical details started trickling out about this world-beating technological terror, people have been clamoring for it to make an attempt at the Nurburgring production car lap record. The current lap record of 6:44.97 is held by the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ and was set over a year ago.
Well, friends, it's time to get excited because Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on Thursday told Australian publication Motoring that a renegade 'Ring record was in the car's future. He also stressed that while a record attempt would be made, the car was by no means designed for that purpose.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 22 2019, @01:28AM (5 children)
IC has some time left. For example, the VW ID pure electric prototype set a recent 'Ring lap record, but you can bet that the battery was pretty well flat after that high speed run, and needed time to cool and recharge the batteries before going out again. Contrast that with an IC car that can run multiple laps on a big tank of gasoline, and then refuel in seconds (racing pit stops).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 22 2019, @04:40AM (4 children)
Totally need hot-swappable batteries.
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Saturday June 22 2019, @05:43AM
'Cause they're certainly hot...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 22 2019, @02:27PM (2 children)
Yep, the world will be a better place when charging stations stock dozens of different sized and different voltage battery packs for the wide variety of different size and shape vehicles. NOT. What company could possibly come up with the investment to support all those batteries sitting around? Just the size of the storage area would be prohibitive in cities where the property value is high.
Contrast with two grades of gasoline and one grade of diesel fuel, to service the whole fleet.
If you think that future electric cars will settle on a few different types of batteries and common connectors and attachments...I suggest you look at the battery-powered power tool business. Just about every different maker of drill motors, hedge trimmers, lawn mowers (etc, etc) uses their own proprietary battery and charger. At best, tools with similar power needs might share a battery type across one manufacturer -- we have 40V Black & Decker (also Craftsman) lawn mower and string trimmer that share the same size battery.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 22 2019, @09:47PM
Most fuel pumps today are actually mixing pumps. There is a giant tank of gasoline and a giant tank of anhydrous ethanol (and one giant tank of diesel if they offer that too). The pump then mixes them together based on what fuel type is selected at the pump.
(Score: 2) by Muad'Dave on Thursday June 27 2019, @04:23PM
You mean like this standardized connector [wikipedia.org] for charging EVs?
The real answer to battery swapout is to use flow batteries - you pump out the old electrolyte and pump new in. No battery size/shape concerns at all, just like existing gas tanks.