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The challenge of making an electric car with big wheels
1:04:42 - 1:12:13 (07:30)
The costs to make a car with big wheels and a 600-mile range would be 50% higher than traditional car production costs, and charging Aston Martin prices would be necessary to make it profitable. Small wheels would have an advantage in not creating a big wheel arch inside the car.
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The high cost of making an electric car, including the complications of the battery management system, makes production costs 50% higher than traditional car manufacturers.
1:04:42 - 1:06:45 (02:03)
Summary
The high cost of making an electric car, including the complications of the battery management system, makes production costs 50% higher than traditional car manufacturers. A solution to this issue is the use of smaller wheels, which also have the benefit of not requiring a large wheel arch inside the car.
ChapterThe challenge of making an electric car with big wheels
Episode#530: Sir James Dyson — Founder of Dyson and Master Inventor on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses how he created a custom car with large wheels that required a unique design to fit tires that could be replaced at a tire depot.
1:06:46 - 1:08:59 (02:13)
Summary
The speaker discusses how he created a custom car with large wheels that required a unique design to fit tires that could be replaced at a tire depot.
ChapterThe challenge of making an electric car with big wheels
Episode#530: Sir James Dyson — Founder of Dyson and Master Inventor on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares his experience with the venture backed startup ecosystem and clearing bank borrowing, and how he found himself asking the bank manager why he was lent the money.
1:08:59 - 1:12:13 (03:13)
Summary
The speaker shares his experience with the venture backed startup ecosystem and clearing bank borrowing, and how he found himself asking the bank manager why he was lent the money.