Racing to Save Gasoline Engines
We Are Here Tomorrow
English - April 27, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBTechnology Society & Culture tech technology innovation science disruption future futurism society culture community Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
John knows nothing about cars. But then he gets addicted to Formula 1 car racing. Zach has studied engine mechanics a bit, so he swoops in to rescue the day. John and Zach find themselves researching a “dying” technology: internal combustion engines. But as they find out, the all-electric vehicle future is further out than expected because Formula 1 is pushing out some surprising innovations.
GIF 1 - Engine Cross-Section https://i.imgur.com/64FPyfX.gif
GIF 2 - Engine Spark Slomo https://i.imgur.com/UbeRtfv.mp4
Classical music courtesy of Saint-Saëns as performed by Seattle Youth Symphony Show
John knows nothing about cars. But then he gets addicted to Formula 1 car racing. Zach has studied engine mechanics a bit, so he swoops in to rescue the day. John and Zach find themselves researching a “dying” technology: internal combustion engines. But as they find out, the all-electric vehicle future is further out than expected because Formula 1 is pushing out some surprising innovations.
GIF 1 - Engine Cross-Section https://i.imgur.com/64FPyfX.gif
GIF 2 - Engine Spark Slomo https://i.imgur.com/UbeRtfv.mp4
Classical music courtesy of Saint-Saëns as performed by Seattle Youth Symphony Show
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Timestamps and Links
[00:15] How we picked this topic
[02:10] Evolution of the car engine
[11:30] Modern era car evolution
[17:45] 1973 Oil Crisis & car design
[21:40] Climate change & financial crisis strikes the car industry
[24:20] Formula 1 makes a choice
[29:40] In-engine advances
[43:05] Out-of-engine advances
[53:60] Formula 1 has made serious progress for us!
[1:03:50] Where Zach and John see electric vehicles going
[1:11:10] John and Zach’s Takeaways
Model T Miles Per Gallon
Land Yacht Miles Per Gallon
1973 Oil Crisis
1975 Doubling of Fuel Economy
Climate Change Pushes 2007 Car Regulations
Formula 1 Decision
GIF 1 - Engine Cross-Section https://i.imgur.com/64FPyfX.gif
GIF 2 - Engine Spark Slomo https://i.imgur.com/UbeRtfv.mp4
Jet Ignition Technology
Mazda Engine Technology Video
Regenerative Braking Explained
All Electric Hummer Is BACK
Classical music courtesy of Saint-Saëns as performed by Seattle Youth Symphony
