Student Project: Steel wheels for Tesla car

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Ford Police Interceptor Sedan and Terradyne Gurkha seems to be a real cars. Could Tesla Motors Model L be also real? So student had an access to some preliminarily design of some Tesla vehicle?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/steelmarket-institute-idUSnPnDE76730+160+PRN20130314

 

[AnOutsider]

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Works for me, but please try this one: College Students Unveil Creative Renderings at SMDI's Steel Wheel Design Competition

 

[qwk]

Great find!

I bet that wheel resonating technology was what Elon was talking about when he mentioned "really cool tech" .

 

[AnOutsider]

Great find!

I bet that wheel resonating technology was what Elon was talking about when he mentioned "really cool tech" .

So noisy wheels... It's cool, but don't think I'd want them

 

[Doug_G]

That's stretching things to draw any conclusions from this. The person who wrote the article could have simply made a mistake.

 

[doug]

Funded by the Steel Industry. This is just another student design project that "borrows" the Tesla brand because it's cool.

Peter Corey - Designed for Tesla Motors Model L

Corey's wheel is designed for electric and hybrid vehicles. According to Corey, by using steel to create a beautifully mellow resonating sound, the wheel technology helps pedestrians detect the vehicle, which typically produces less sound than vehicles with internal combustion engines. The resonating steel has a warm sound that is unobtainable with other metals. The advanced steel technologies allow for a thin rim, while remaining strong and allowing the resonator plate and cones to fit with the brake and rotor

Real Tesla tends to prefer aluminum.

 

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Peter,

Why would I want my silent Tesla to make sounds? Noise pollution is solved by EVs.

 

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Funded by the Steel Industry.
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Real Tesla tends to prefer aluminum.

First gen Tesla(Roadster) preferred carbon fiber. Second gen Tesla(Model S) preferred aluminum. Third gen Tesla will prefer...

 

[Johan]

First gen Tesla(Roadster) preferred carbon fiber. Second gen Tesla(Model S) preferred aluminum. Third gen Tesla will prefer...

Wood! Totally eco-friendly.

 

[FlasherZ]

Wood! Totally eco-friendly.

Only if harvested sustainably.

 

[breno11car]

Model S is offered with three battery options, each offering different range and performance characteristics.

 

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mods
Can we add "student" to the thread title?

 

[doug]

First gen Tesla(Roadster) preferred carbon fiber. Second gen Tesla(Model S) preferred aluminum. Third gen Tesla will prefer...

First gen had aluminum wheels (and frame).