Turning Circle

[AnD3rew]

It's interesting that Rivian have gone back on their tank turn, stating it's not compatible with their ethos/environmental principles of treading lightly.

It’s more because they couldn’t find a way to do it safely and reliably on anything other than a very flat very loose surface. It’s much harder than it looks.

 

[bigleonski]

Someone has adjusted the stops and posted on FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/754330368649291/permalink/1477300369685617/?mibextid=S66gvF

So, to the mechanically minded, does this make sense, and how much potential damage could it cause?

 

[Tom D]

The issue is whether there will be excessive wear on the double cardan drive joints in the hub. You would think if an extra couple of meters could have been safely shaved off the radius then INEOS would have done that..

 

[AnD3rew]

So, to the mechanically minded, does this make sense, and how much potential damage could it cause?

I also wonder if it is a safety thing to reduce the risk of rollover when cornering with some speed?

 

[DaveB]

I also wonder if it is a safety thing to reduce the risk of rollover when cornering with some speed?

I think maybe it is also a punishment tool for those who keep going the wrong way and have to turn around.

 

[Cheshire cat]

I also wonder if it is a safety thing to reduce the risk of rollover when cornering with some speed?

Surely, at speed, you are likely to only have a few degrees on the wheel.

 

[AnD3rew]

Surely, at speed, you are likely to only have a few degrees on the wheel.

Well there is speed and then there is speed

 

[DCPU]

I couldn't see any details of what the reduced turning circle actually was?

 

[Tazzieman]

The issue is whether there will be excessive wear on the double cardan drive joints in the hub. You would think if an extra couple of meters could have been safely shaved off the radius then INEOS would have done that..

You would think so. But it seems some old youtuber knows better than Magna-Steyr!

 

[AnD3rew]

I couldn't see any details of what the reduced turning circle actually was?

The universally accepted scale of “from turning round like a barge to turning on a sixpence”