Batteries in the doors for EVs act as explosive reactive armor.
- military tech bros
c/credibledefense
How even do they expect this change to make drive-thru gas stations possible? They are already as drive-thru as they can be and the opening to fill the tank is already on the side of the car.
Instead, what we ought to do is have massive refuelling tankers just cruising around and we put the fueling port on the front so we can refuel mid-drive like a fighter jet.
Pick the right materials and put burst discs in the right places, this might actually work even in a side-on collision with some straight up mad max flaming tanks.
The biggest issue I see is the fuel lines would have to flex with the door, and that tubing will need replacement during the life of the car. That’s the much bigger concern: maintenance that is up to the customer. This is also my concern with “self driving” cars. Unless they “self drive” themselves for regular brake service and oil changes, that shit is just going to allow people to skip basic maintenance until it all catches fire.
gas tank should be on the rooftop, under Mitt Romney’s sick dog.
AI’s now come with a sense of dark humor
Literally Elon Musk and Tesla.
Gas stations are drive thru though.
Yeah you kinda just make them one of those one-way systems thats like airtight until you shove a hose in it, and then remove/automate the door and its truly drive through.
Sure but wait till you find out where they put fuel in an airplane.
Airplanes aren’t normally at risk of side impacts. Normally. Not sure with this new AI enhanced air traffic control.
In the balls
The problem I have with these “natural selection” jokes is that shit like this will kill other people.
And like, yeah it’s funny and all until it actually happens. We are currently witnessing the results of DOGE gutting regulations and agencies in the US. Food getting recalled left and right They just extended the hours truckers can drive in a day. They’ve been slowly rolling back child labor laws sunce Trump’s first term.
Eventually they’ll just get rid of the oversight and monitoring, then there won’t be any more problems.
Exactly. Can’t find it if you don’t test for it.
Clearly the Ford Pinto and Saddle-tanked Chevrolet trucks are old enough for people to have forgotten about why we don’t.
The Dateline report that exposed the side saddle tank issue wasn’t exactly done in good faith.
Fuckin’ door is inside out.
Lmao I was going to say “it could just be a cut-through visualization”, but… No it couldn’t. This is VERY clearly portraying the interior side of a door. On a car with a very weird and obstructive pillar shape, no less.
And the side view mirror on the inside as well.
So the ai bro can see how gorgeous they are all the timr. Another quality life upgrade ofc. /s
Maybe it’s a suicide door.
Oh it’s definitely a suicide door
Nah, it’s the first vehicle designed for looksmaxxers: all of the mirrors are on the inside, pointing directly at the driver. AI checks your surroundings for you.
MC Escher door
That’s so you can check your hair while lane changing. The sleek design doesn’t disrupt AC flow from the side dash. You’ll look and feel cool as you pull in to refill every 50km.
These luddites will find the smallest details just to complain about AI
What a depressing amount of downvotes.
should be more :/
Sounds safe, at any speed
Why stop there? You could have fuel stored in veins across the whole car to increase storage. Above, under, front, back, nothing but good ole gas.
On a buell bike the frame is the tank. Really cool and also dumb.
If you ride with my dad you’ll have plenty of gas in the cabin with you.
put the gas tank your car inside
How is babby formed?
Edit: Also, how do you roll down the window?
It’s on a hinge at the top, & the bottom sticks out (there are multiple types of mechanisms for this design).
Wait, what?
I don’t think they explained babies to you properly.
