Thank you for this. I've invested in Arcimoto (a little) and I've heard Sandy Munro talk about his work with them. It's interesting to get more information on how they're going to streamline both the FUV and the manufacturing of it. I'd be curious to hear more about the cost, quality, labour and time comparisons between more traditional CAD + machining + welding and newer design and additive manufacturing / casting. It sounds like Tesla is moving towards casting the entire frame of the Model Y, so it seems like Tesla is predicting an overall win for casting. I would imagine that Tesla is also looking at how they can trim excess material from their castings. Also, I live in the Pacific Northwest where it's very rainy. I'm curious to hear about the FUV being used in the rain (and snow).
Fantastic. I am working on an E-bike back in my country. It's what I'm starting with. I'm really enthusiastic in e-mobility and micro-mobility as well.
But how do you mass produce such a complex part, traditional sand casting might not be possible, so how do you get the parts made? You said its simpler, but I dont think so, the arcimotor guy was also saying down the track when its a mass produced part, they could use it, at the moment its more complex than traditional manufacturing. Arcimotor bankrupt it seems now, it was a good effort though, a real shame. Lets say you do same but with carbon fibre and use the weave of the carbon fibre for stength into the ai, you would get a hell of a tiny part and light weight. A complex weave pattern for directional forces would give a completely different result.
Now we hit on the cost of inovation light weight is great & all for the vehicle carrying its own weight but crash a super hollowed out frame say by by to all that money spent if you survive lol. Radical designs at great cost with reduced user repairability, if damaged is hard to identify in a latice weave. Even if its modular for parts replacements it will cost the end user dearly? I smell right to repair dodge via complexity not inovative design.
That has been a great project. ParaMatters team was pleased to collaborate with Arcimoto and XponentialWorks
This is exactly the kind of stuff I want to see Arcimoto getting into
Thank you for this. I've invested in Arcimoto (a little) and I've heard Sandy Munro talk about his work with them. It's interesting to get more information on how they're going to streamline both the FUV and the manufacturing of it. I'd be curious to hear more about the cost, quality, labour and time comparisons between more traditional CAD + machining + welding and newer design and additive manufacturing / casting.
It sounds like Tesla is moving towards casting the entire frame of the Model Y, so it seems like Tesla is predicting an overall win for casting. I would imagine that Tesla is also looking at how they can trim excess material from their castings.
Also, I live in the Pacific Northwest where it's very rainy. I'm curious to hear about the FUV being used in the rain (and snow).
16:22 love it when they realize that AM is about something bigger than just a transformation of part design and manufacturing
Fantastic. I am working on an E-bike back in my country. It's what I'm starting with. I'm really enthusiastic in e-mobility and micro-mobility as well.
Arcimoto is grossly underestimated.
Sure, but they also still have to prove themselves.
Just a minor note, that third part you featured was a brake pedal, not a gas pedal. And there is no gas pedal in an electric vehicle, anyway!
But how do you mass produce such a complex part, traditional sand casting might not be possible, so how do you get the parts made? You said its simpler, but I dont think so, the arcimotor guy was also saying down the track when its a mass produced part, they could use it, at the moment its more complex than traditional manufacturing. Arcimotor bankrupt it seems now, it was a good effort though, a real shame.
Lets say you do same but with carbon fibre and use the weave of the carbon fibre for stength into the ai, you would get a hell of a tiny part and light weight. A complex weave pattern for directional forces would give a completely different result.
Is there any reason to think this is not complete bullshit? As in so expensive to as to never go into a mass production FUV...
My motorcycle is 350 pounds
yet this joke of a vehicle can cost more than a honda civic .lol
Now we hit on the cost of inovation light weight is great & all for the vehicle carrying its own weight but crash a super hollowed out frame say by by to all that money spent if you survive lol. Radical designs at great cost with reduced user repairability, if damaged is hard to identify in a latice weave. Even if its modular for parts replacements it will cost the end user dearly? I smell right to repair dodge via complexity not inovative design.