Momentum V71 - Hvac

[DikiJ]

If it doesn't have an engine, then how can they test the hvac?

 

[WilliamH]

If it doesn't have an engine, then how can they test the hvac?

All it needs is the compressor running at the right speed and DC to run the controls.

 

[Coss]

All it needs is the compressor running at the right speed and DC to run the controls.

Correct, and they can do that from an external unit.
RedDot is trying to figure out how to make it fit in the dash area and leave legroom. They don't have that extra dash area the side by sides have.
Plus, how do you duct it to the dash and to the rear? They know they have room for the compressor and condenser.

 

[Jambe]

Plus, how do you duct it ... to the rear? .

Put a bulge on the left side to match the right side?

BTW, did you notice the "inset boxes" on the black bulge panel?

 

[Coss]

Put a bulge on the left side to match the right side?
BTW, did you notice the "inset boxes" on the black bulge panel?

What inset boxes?
And running it outside the body, means extra insulation ($)

 

[Jambe]

Smilies mean I am just kidding!

Watch the video of the E1-D being load into the trailer. Just behind the guy's legs.

 

[floydv]

Correct, and they can do that from an external unit.
RedDot is trying to figure out how to make it fit in the dash area and leave legroom. They don't have that extra dash area the side by sides have.
Plus, how do you duct it to the dash and to the rear? They know they have room for the compressor and condenser.

But shouldn't they design the HVAC unit with the engine in place to ensure proper fitment and routing of hoses, condenser and other AC pieces, as well as to see if there are any issues with vibrations from the engine, proper airflow to the heat exchanger, etc.?

 

[Coss]

But shouldn't they design the HVAC unit with the engine in place to ensure proper fitment and routing of hoses, condenser and other AC pieces, as well as to see if there are any issues with vibrations from the engine, proper airflow to the heat exchanger, etc.?

Virtual drawings? And virtual fitting it?

 

[Lawrence G.]

CAD/CAM. Watching the trike, watching the stock. We have to get to 65,000 pre-orders. Just under 60,000 right now, 55K to 65K = 18.18% increase.

Face it, look at how our government reacts to anything. This is to let them know there is a demand and not wishful thinking.

 

[Marshall]

Wait, I'm confused.

The E1-D/RedDOT email includes a link to the the "build plan" for the E series (the link I'm referring to is the first phrase of the 2nd paragraph, below the RedDOT logo). That link takes you to an EM.com page dated Aug 4, 2016, where they state that the E1-D & E-1E are to be used for engine & chassis testing.

I don't consider myself an automotive expert, but is HVAC considered engine or chassis? Or have they shifted the build schedule &/or intent of what each model will be used for?

Here's were the email link takes you:
https://www.eliomotors.com/meet-the...6BTum99DcUGoiLZ-8_WlTfGPRCiJFg&_hsmi=34332777

There are a couple of ways to read this. One is a change as you have interpreted it. Another is that HVAC can use any of the E series and this was the first available and will be used for engine and chassis testing later.