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So at the 2018 SEMA show not a 3rd party company or some shop somewhere, but CHEVROLET themselves brought a 800 Volt ECOPO Camaro and it is packing some serious power using all electric motors. So with GM doing this and showing the world what they are capable of, I think they are teasing what the C8 ME could have eventually in their "top level" car, using the DOHC twin turbo V8 and electric motors up front making a combined 1,000 hp. I guess we will have to wait and see!
So GM makes an all-electric drag race car, and you then make the leap to calling that a confirmation of a hybrid performance sports/GT car.
Mmmkay.
I love how people on here are so judgmental haha maybe read the details and put two and two together. actually use your brain and not look at like its impossible. It shows GM is capable of doing something that could eventually lead to being used in the Corvette hence the name "ERAY" being trademarked. do you see what I did there JeffV? I did my research and made a valid point instead of being an a**hole. mmmkaayy
GM has had electric and hybrid cars going back to the EV1. Jamming a huge battery into a car that only goes straight for 10 seconds at a time isn't exactly a technological milestone, especially for GM. The Chevy Volt is more of a "confirmation" of the ERay than this show car. At least the Volt is a real car that can be used in the real world.
We use this Technology in LMP1 cars, as well as F1...The fastest road cars in the world, or the 919 hybrid Porsche LMP1...It is not crazy to think they wont do this the C8 on a later version..
800lbs worth of batteries, a turbo 400 and probably 2 runs at that power level before the pack loses its edge... it's a great concept but that's a lot of added weight and a system that I don't think was intended to go on a ME.... where are you going to stick all that?
800lbs worth of batteries, a turbo 400 and probably 2 runs at that power level before the pack loses its edge... it's a great concept but that's a lot of added weight and a system that I don't think was intended to go on a ME.... where are you going to stick all that?
Same places the Acura NSX does..Also eventually they will probably adapt regenerative braking that way you recharge on braking
I think some of you guys glossed over the fact that this Camaro is all electric. It's not a hybrid. Which is precisely why I said it was silly to see this as some kind of harbinger of GMs hybrid strategy.
If you want a look at GMs hybrid prowess, look at the multitude of actual hybrid cars they're selling for real world use.
I think some of you guys glossed over the fact that this Camaro is all electric. It's not a hybrid. Which is precisely why I said it was silly to see this as some kind of harbinger of GMs hybrid strategy.
If you want a look at GMs hybrid prowess, look at the multitude of actual hybrid cars they're selling for real world use.
Chevrolet partnered with Hancock and Lane Racing not only for the team’s success in NHRA drag racing, but its involvement with Patrick McCue, the driving force behind the record-holding “Shock and Awe” electric drag racing car, and his Seattle-area Bothell High School automotive technology program. More than a dozen students participated in the development and assembly of the electrified drag car, with the racing team’s assistance.
It's cool for what it is, but you're really reaching if you think this has anything to do with C8.
Same places the Acura NSX does..Also eventually they will probably adapt regenerative braking that way you recharge on braking
The NSX uses hub drive units and one sandwiched between the engine and transmission. They produce a combined significantly lower power number and I imagine the NSX pack is substantially smaller. (Just a guess...) This is not the system I would bet on them using at all. However it is a good learning curve.
Waiting for the car is one thing.......but coming on this GREAT forum and seeing "more and more" trash talk and bashing is getting old.....Some of us are excited and others are just here to be offensive.
Not a good forum anymore in my opinion.
Waiting for the car is one thing.......but coming on this GREAT forum and seeing "more and more" trash talk and bashing is getting old.....Some of us are excited and others are just here to be offensive.
Not a good forum anymore in my opinion.
Trash talk and thoughts from an engineers perspective are two entirely different things. This system, as it is described, seems like it was not intended to be used in any other situation other than an all electric drag car... Not trying to trash anyone, this is a heavy system designed as a stand alone. Sorry.
I sure hope the Volt isn't the inspiration (or benchmark) for an eventual hybrid ME Vette. The eCOPO is a cool project regardless of where it comes from and GM would be foolish to simply ignore the work entirely. To say the aftermarket has no effect on mainstream auto development is a bit short sighted.
Waiting for the car is one thing.......but coming on this GREAT forum and seeing "more and more" trash talk and bashing is getting old.....Some of us are excited and others are just here to be offensive.
Not a good forum anymore in my opinion.
Waiting for the car is one thing.......but coming on this GREAT forum and seeing "more and more" trash talk and bashing is getting old.....Some of us are excited and others are just here to be offensive.
Not a good forum anymore in my opinion.
The disdain for critical thinking that's becoming more and more prevalent in our culture is a far worse offence in my eyes. But next time I'll just keep my mouth shut so I don't upset people who get excited by intellectually lazy and poorly informed speculation.
It is NOT an 800 POUND battery,
It IS an 800 VOLT battery.
So different the two terms are not even comparable.
From the article: "The battery pack is composed of four 200-volt modules, each weighing approximately 175 pounds"
My bad, roughly 700 lbs sans the wiring between them.
10-30-2018, 09:54 AM
E-ray almost confirmed???
