Elon says Cybertruck might have options for hitch mounted motor propeller or special wheel hub with paddles 🚣‍♂️

[firsttruck]

I would not want to drive a “Sometimes Boat” on a big body of water like that. The waves get a lot bigger on the big lakes. You’d likely have swells washing over the windshield with moderate winds. I guess that would put the BAW to work.

Hey, that might explain why Cybertruck has such a heavy-duty BAW.
Elon thought he might need the BAW when crossing the shipping channel on the way to San Padre Island.

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[Newton]

elon tweeted 2 days after i posted this, sus....jk
but if you are listening, Ill get a visible tesla tattoo if you gift me a CT. lol

 

[FutureBoy]

elon tweeted 2 days after i posted this, sus....jk
but if you are listening, Ill get a visible tesla tattoo if you gift me a CT. lol

Interesting design.

I can use paint too. Here is an idea I had:

With the propellers on the wheels, the direction of propulsion would be 90 degrees from driving propulsion but other than that, all the efficiency of the current drive system could be used. The current steering could be used. And with Tesla torque and 4 propellers, it could potentially travel surprisingly fast.

Of course on dry land, those propellers might be pretty dangerous so you would want to remove them.

 

[Dids]

Interesting design.

I can use paint too. Here is an idea I had:

With the propellers on the wheels, the direction of propulsion would be 90 degrees from driving propulsion but other than that, all the efficiency of the current drive system could be used. The current steering could be used. And with Tesla torque and 4 propellers, it could potentially travel surprisingly fast.

Of course on dry land, those propellers might be pretty dangerous so you would want to remove them.

Why not just have the propellers built into the wheel?

 

[FutureBoy]

Why not just have the propellers built into the wheel?

Much harder to draw... LOL

Plus it disables using them in "racing".



Honestly though it would be great if they could be in the wheels.

 

[firsttruck]

BAW is used as an oar to propel the CT through water. CT being a boat has been right in front of us this whole time!!

That would be too slow.

Some of us in the muscle car years (1965-1975) used to talk about cylinder cubic inches, quad barrel carburetors, headers, tuned exhaust, dual tail pipes, etc.

In future it will be Cybertruck Ludicrous/Cheetah/Plaid launch mode drag strip times or how many water skiers their Cybertruck with dual outboards electric 200kW pulled that afternoon.

 

[firsttruck]

Much harder to draw... LOL

Plus it disables using them in "racing".



Honestly though it would be great if they could be in the wheels.

Propellers is that what they called them in the olden times?

Not sure they are called propellers these days. Probably ripper / shredder something (tire, side of car, etc). Some are build into the wheel and retractable safety when not needed.

Might be good at ripping but I think they would be very inefficient for water propulsion. Water jets or propellers at rear would be much better for propulsion.
Until be have 2x-5x better batteries, EVs, whether on land or water require high efficiency.


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[charliemagpie]

Let's view this from a different angle.

WhatIF it became common practice to use the CT as a boat.

WhatIF if it was easy to do. Maybe one day, ramps will be built on calm river banks so we can easily cross without having to drive all the way to a bridge.

Nothing to it... par for course.

New routes will open up , just for CT adventuring.

Boating mode may not be for the risktaker, it may be the new normal.

 

[Crissa]

Props are more efficient. That's probably probably why boats that hit the water frequently use them. I picture a more compact motor/propeller that is up out of the slipstream of air when driving but can be lowered remotely to just below the receiver hitch for aquatic adventures.

Depends on speed. Jets have the advantage of being easier to tuck into a shape, and do vectoring with. Also they're less dangerous to nearby swimmers and rocks.

Anyhow, it's just an off-handed remark about the type of drive that could be hidden inboard.

-Crissa

 

[firsttruck]

Let's view this from a different angle.

WhatIF it became common practice to use the CT as a boat.

WhatIF if it was easy to do. Maybe one day, ramps will be built on calm river banks so we can easily cross without having to drive all the way to a bridge.

Nothing to it... par for course.

New routes will open up , just for CT adventuring.

Boating mode may not be for the risktaker, it may be the new normal.

Not full boat mode but today there are already standard consumer vehicle models (SUVs, Jeeps, pickups) that off-roaders use to cross maximum 27"- 36" deep streams while doing their weekly/monthly off-roading trips.

We are pretty much to it being normal today.

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Ford Everest midsize SUV able to wade waters as deep as 800mm.

Ford Ranger Raptor wading depth capacity goes up to 850mm

Ford Ranger too can wade up to 800mm.

Nissan Terra SUV 800mm wading depth

Mazda BT-50 pickup 800mm wading depth

Mitsubishi Montero Sport midsize SUV can wade up to 700mm

Nissan Navara can also wade up to 800mm

Nissan Patrol Royale 700mm water wading capacity.

Toyota Hilux able to wade up to 700mm of water

Toyota Fortuner has a water wading capacity of 700mm

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado able to wade 700mm of water

Toyota Land Cruiser can wade through water as deep as 700mm

 

[charliemagpie]

Lol

Can other street mainstream trucks traverse 5 meters of depth ?

 

[firsttruck]

Lol

Can other street mainstream trucks traverse 5 meters of depth ?

No, but more importantly none will have a BAW

 

[FutureBoy]

No, but more importantly none will have a BAW

When crossing water, that will be a BAO.
The O is for oar.

In submarine mode, it might be the BAR.
The R is for rudder.

 

[JBee]

I'm currently thinking a water jet impeller attached to a custom driveshaft end, on the wheel side, with ducting to expel water to the rear, and suck from the side. Like a common centrifugal pump. The outlet duct would be placed at the top of the wheel, and the air suspension can be used for trim, to keep it above the water line. Rear steering helps turn. Easy.

You then just use torque vectoring to steer in the water, and the ducting shrouds it for airflow onroad. Make the impeller small enough so that in air it barely pumps on road, or have a cap to block the intake. Technically though, having it pump air backwards is going to reduce the thrust required to propel the vehicle on road too, so might not be that bad efficiency wise. Probably still more efficient than a propeller wheel though and the existing driveshaft angles would remain. You could also do it on the gearbox side, but you'd loose the trim capability of the air suspension.

 

[Crissa]

Geepers. And I was thinking as deeply as 'water goes in somewhere and out somewhere'.

-Crissa

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