THUNDERTRUCK - The Future of Wheeling?

[wayoflife]

Don't know if any of you guys have seen it but a company in LA called Wolfgang recently unveiled a new concept off-road rig called the Thundertruck! In addition to having a 400 mile range and a batwing solar panel charging system, it also features a powerplant that delivers 800 HP and 800 ft lbs of torque giving you a 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds. Check it out!

A New Off-Road Electric Truck Concept Boasts Bat Wing-Shaped Solar Panels

An LA-based company unveiled the Thundertruck, an electric off-roader concept with dashing, futuristic features including bat wing-shaped solar panels.

interestingengineering.com

So, would you wheel it?

 

[WJCO]

Don't know if any of you guys have seen it but a company in LA called Wolfgang recently unveiled a new concept off-road rig called the Thundertruck! In addition to having a 400 mile range and a batwing solar panel charging system, it also features a powerplant that delivers 800 HP and 800 ft lbs of torque giving you a 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds. Check it out!

A New Off-Road Electric Truck Concept Boasts Bat Wing-Shaped Solar Panels

An LA-based company unveiled the Thundertruck, an electric off-roader concept with dashing, futuristic features including bat wing-shaped solar panels.

interestingengineering.com

So, would you wheel it?

 

[bmkrinne]

Looks like it’s part helicopter! Pretty cool!

 

[JimLee]

CRUNCHHH, "did you fold the panels, you said YOU were going to fold the panels!"

 

[wayoflife]

What I want to know is, if you do 0-60 with the batwing open, will you take flight?

 

[Spazbyt]

They would sell more if they rebrand that as a "over-lander" with a awning.

 

[Jsouder53]

Hell No!

 

[benatc1]

I’m not saying it’s some thing I’d be interested in, but kinda cool to see a company solving one main issue with off-road electric vehicles by making the charging system part of it, even if it does look like a flying ant.

 

[Ddays]

What is with the trend of these electric vehicles being so high in horsepower? Granted, we all love it, but why not limit it to 3-400hp to gain range?

As for the vehicle, I like it for what it it. The solar panels are a cool idea. I guess for a camper/fisher this could be a badass vehicle.

 

[wayoflife]

What is with the trend of these electric vehicles being so high in horsepower? Granted, we all love it, but why not limit it to 3-400hp to gain range?

As for the vehicle, I like it for what it it. The solar panels are a cool idea. I guess for a camper/fisher this could be a badass vehicle.

I don't think it's a trend, it's just that electric motors produce crazy amounts of immediate torque and power. If you go easy on the throttle, you will get more range. On something like a Tesla, if you're low on juice, it'll put you in a limp mode to conserve power and give you more range. It's actually annoying as fuck to see on a highway that has 70-80 mph speed limits as they cause a traffic jam. This is something I've personally seen.

 

[jeeeep]

Fine print on charging with batwing:
"Requires 12 hours of solar charging, add 3 additional hours for cloudy days, travel by night only to allow maximum charging. Do not stand within 100 feet when solar panels fully deployed during first 5 hours of charging due to possible EMF exposure.
WARNING: This product can expose you to [see insert printed with .05 font size for additional information], which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

 

[Spazbyt]

Its a Cyber truck with a lift kit and let me guess starting at $100k. That's a hard no for me. I do think EVs are the future though, just not this one.

 

[wayoflife]

I’m not saying it’s some thing I’d be interested in, but kinda cool to see a company solving one main issue with off-road electric vehicles by making the charging system part of it, even if it does look like a flying ant.

I agree. It's a hell of a lot more interesting to me than a pitiful 22 mile range and telling people that's saving the planet. That or pretending a single charging station at the end of a trailhead is gonna solve the problem of how to wheel in remote locations.

 

[JimLee]

Here's the website, apparently you can couple a range extender that includes two more drive wheels and make it a 6X6 with 560 miles of range, wonder how much that will cost? I still don't want it, but tech is like female body parts to me, I can't resist looking.

https://thundertruck.co/

 

[AZVAJKU]

Does it come with one of these? If not, then NOPE!

 

[JimLee]

Does it come with one of these? If not, then NOPE!
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Sure, it fires 2-6 thousand virtue signals a minute, depending on your charge status.

 

[TrailHunter]

I’m just not into electric vehicles... Nuclear Fusion Powered Jeeps is where I’ll put my money.

 

[Bierpower]

I’m just not into electric vehicles... Nuclear Fusion Powered Jeeps is where I’ll put my money.

But nuclear isn't green like using giant diesel powered vehicles and ships to strip mine lithium and ship it around the world for virtue signaling. That's the kind of green initiative we need. If people don't know your "green" is it really solving any problems at all?

 

[Snboarder113]

One of the first electric concepts that actually has solar charging. Bout time. It’s ugly as hell, but Not sure why everyone hates on electric so much as the tech keeps getting cheaper to produce and more feasible, more people buy electric less people making my gas expensive

 

[Spazbyt]

One of the first electric concepts that actually has solar charging. Bout time. It’s ugly as hell, but Not sure why everyone hates on electric so much as the tech keeps getting cheaper to produce and more feasible, more people buy electric less people making my gas expensive

I agree this technology is exciteing but at no time befor or after this "transition" will you "save" money. Like magic your electric bill will go up to make up for all that gas you were buying.