Hardware Podcasts

39. The EV You’ll Never Have To Charge

The Next Byte Podcast · 12 Oct 2021 · 25m

What this episode covers

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss the Lightyear One, a solar-powered electric vehicle designed for extreme efficiency to minimize charging needs, and the Czinger 21C, a hypercar built using 3D printing and generative design to break manufacturing norms. They analyze Lightyear's strategy of reducing battery size and optimizing aerodynamics to achieve a drag coefficient under 0.2, while noting the practical limitations of solar charging in urban environments. The conversation then shifts to Czinger's use of custom aluminum alloys, titanium, and Inconel printed nodes connected by carbon fiber tubes, highlighting how this approach bypasses the high costs of traditional casting and allows for complex geometries that beat established lap records.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Czinger, Mouser Electronics
Products
Lightyear One, Czinger 21C, Fisker Karma, Tesla Model S, Volkswagen XL1, McLaren Senna
Also
Hypernova, GMU

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