What if there is no fuel in your vehicle?
When you completely run out of gas, your car shuts down as if you took the key out of the ignition while driving. That shutdown poses a serious risk for many reasons. Not only can it cause you to become distracted, but a change this sudden can cause mental panic and dangerous driving.
Why is it bad to drive on empty?
Everyone knows running out of gas will cause your car to stall. But driving on empty can create even more damage below the surface. This can clog the pump’s fuel filter, which will slow the flow of gas to your engine. Damaged fuel pump: It’s the job of your car’s fuel pump to send gasoline to the engine.
What do you mean by driveability in science?
Driveability is the physical response to the driver inputs. Objective, physics based performance metrics, such as time and acceleration, are transferable when the same methods are used for measurement. This requires a tool with standardized definitions of events such as INCA-FLOW EDT and TDT.
What does driveability mean to the end user?
Driveability can mean different things either to the end user, powertrain engineer, chassis control engineer, or vehicle platform team. For this post, let’s limit the scope to the powertrain, in particular to two major transmission metrics: shift quality (comfort, jerk) and performance (acceleration, time).
Which is the best way to spell driveability?
Either way you spell it…Key objective metrics define it. ETAS has developed a driveability tool which provides efficient, consistent analysis and reporting of key objective metrics. The Engine Driveability Toolbox (EDT) and Transmission Driveability Toolbox (TDT) are available as part of INCA-FLOW.
Why do we need driveability in electric cars?
Driveability development continues with the added complexity of hybrid configurations and electrification of transmissions to improve fuel efficiency. Battery Electric or Plug-in Electric vehicles still need to perform to the driver’s expectations across a range of battery charge state and temperatures.