The use of electric motors as part of the transmission of all-wheel drive electric vehicles opened up a lot of scope for creativity for manufacturers; they began to actively introduce the “tank turn” function, and some also remembered steering rear wheels, which were used for several decades on cars in expensive price segments even before the transition to electric traction. . In the latter case, Tesla was no exception, and the resource Electrek In a recent video from a blogger from Texas, who specializes in regularly flying around the territory of the local Tesla plant on a quadcopter, he discovered a recording demonstrating the rear-wheel steering of the Cybertruck.
Image source: X, Joe Tegtmeyer
In dynamics, the corresponding moment can be studied Here. The steering rear wheels in this case were oriented “to the outside of the turn,” so the car literally slid along the asphalt, as if it were being carried away on ice. However, the surroundings of the area in comparison with climatic norms suggest that the road surface was dry and quite tenacious, and the sliding effect was achieved due to the displacement of the body when turning the wheels of both axles in the same direction. If the rear axle wheels were turned in the opposite direction, this would help reduce the turning radius.
2023-11-02 04:55:00
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