Future EV & Hybrid Motor Culture Influences Invade CES Las Vegas

Future EV & Hybrid Motor Culture Influences Invade CES Las Vegas

I vad som har blivit en intressant utveckling inom mässverksamheten, med tanke på tillväxten i minskad mänsklig interaktion under denna digitala “Facetime”-era kombinerat med COVID-19-lockdowns, har Motor Culture-teknik tagit upp sitt slagträ och boll och invaderar olika spelplaner.

At the end of last year, the Los Angeles Auto Show could, and should, have been the place to attract attention and gain information on the advancement and changes in technological approaches in mobility. This show continues to downsize which seems to constrict the thinking behind the purpose of this time of Human interaction in the first place.

Ta förra veckans rapport från CES (Consumer Electronics Show) i Las Vegas från Motor Press Guild-kollegan John Rettie:

John Rettie – Tidigare publicerad på FB/META

I’m back from Vegas after attending my 25th or so CES. It’s certainly changed from the days when it was primarily a showcase for consumer electronics such as TVs, washers and audio equipment.

Although domestic electronics still take up most floor space, the show has increasingly become a trade tech show, with companies such as Bosch, ZF, Valero, etc. showing off minute but powerful electronic modules mostly aimed at the EV auto industry.

Här är ett fotogalleri med några av mina favoriter – allt är antingen ett elfordon eller en komponent för den ständigt växande elbilsbranschen/infrastrukturen.

 Användningen och integrationen av elektrisk kraft i mänsklig rörlighet och strävan efter frihet är ett mycket viktigt område att bekanta sig med... och var finns det bättre ställe än att vandra runt på golven på en mässa (stängd eller annan)?

Ta till exempel att snubbla över en monter som hyllar en flygande bil på vätgasdrift ... va?

When one goes to the company website, one learns that this effort is based in France and is ready to launch its effort after first showing up at CES in 2021. They could have been at the LA Auto Show but Las Vegas gave them a much broader showing.

MACA’s Carcopter Aims to Be World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Flying F1 Car

Humanity is collectively looking upward for a chance to beat congestion, improve traffic times and, perhaps just as importantly, reduce pollution.

In case you were wondering how Formula One events might look once flying cars, eVTOLs, or flying taxis, whatever you like to call them, will become standard, wonder no more. French startup MACA has an answer.

It’s called the Carcopter, so feel free to go ahead and make the “is it a car? is it a plane?” joke because designers have already answered it in the name. It’s actually a bit of both, and it’s meant for the racing circuit. MACA doesn’t specifically call it this way, but it’s the Formula One flying car of tomorrow, if you will.

Designed by Thierry de Boisvilliers, a former fighter pilot, and Michael Krollak, a former executive for aerospace company Airbus, the funnily-named Carcopter is very serious about its double mission: that of providing racing enthusiasts with the proper thrill and cutting down emissions to zero. It’s fast, it’s green and, why yes, it flies.

The Carcopter is hydrogen-powered and boasts an aerodynamic body that bears a certain resemblance to today’s F1 vehicles. It’s capable of a top (theoretical) speed of 153 mph (246 kph) thanks to six 35-kW (47-hp) motors and is manned. So, while it will spell the end of emissions for the sport, it won’t mean the end of the line for the drivers you’re rooting for.
[ht: autoevolution]

Det vore bra om Los Angeles Auto Show, med all sin historia, kunde dra nytta av vissa av de framsteg inom motor-kultur som verkar bli ett stort segment av CES-mässan i Las Vegas – eller bättre, kanske vad som behövs är att alla alternativa mobilitetslösningar samlas under ett tak för att alla ska kunna se och dela erfarenheter med dem som skapar dem, utan att behöva förväxlas med alla andra typer av konsumentelektronik.

… anteckningar från The EDJE