Electric Truck: The Future of Cars is Here

If you haven't seen it yet, this thing is amazing. It's got a 400-mile range and can drive and up to three feet of water. And it's ridiculously fast - we're talking 3-second zero to 60. If you're listening right now, Rivia, send us one of those electric cars.

Electric cars are not just fast; they're also very environmentally friendly. They offer a manual transmission, but some iconic drivers' cars like the 3-series don't offer it anymore. However, there's an alternative - DSGs or direct-shift gearboxes. These transmissions come with paddle shifters that essentially do the same thing as a manual transmission, but they're lighter, better fuel-efficient, and have no loss of torque during shifts.

New cars can feel disconnected from driving experiences. This is because most new cars use drive-by-wire systems. These systems electronically control throttles, which are considerably lighter than traditional systems because they don't need as many mechanical components. They're also more precise than a throttle cable that can stretch over time. However, there's often a noticeable lag from the time you hit the gas pedal to when the car responds, which can make the driver feel disconnected from the car.

Power steering is another reason driving can feel disconnected in new cars. Many new cars use electric motors to turn the wheels, which doesn't give as much feedback to the driver and can end up feeling numb. However, there's one thing that makes a big difference - hydraulic steering. Older hydraulically powered steering racks give more feedback to the driver, making it easier to feel the forces of your wheels fighting against them.

Hydraulic steering is powered by a belt connected to the engine, which means even when the wheel is turning, it's still using power from the engine. Electric steering draws power from the battery and only activates when the wheel is turned, so there's no parasitic power loss. Cars are becoming increasingly electronic, and there's no way to stop it. Driving old cars might be a thing of the past.

Father's Day is coming up, and instead of getting your dad a lame gift that he won't use in two days, why not get him something special? How about fixing his car with an obd2 sensor from Fix? This sensor plugs right into any car made after 1996 and will let you know exactly what's going on in your car. It's easy to understand language, aka English, which is great for anyone who doesn't know much about cars.

Your dad can save time and money by not going to a mechanic every time that check engine light comes on. The sensor gives real-time diagnostic data, and it's super cool because it streams right to your phone via Bluetooth. This Father's Day, you can get the obd2 sensor for 25% off or use the code "donut dad" and head to the link below.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe new supers design is why don't any new cars or as a car enthusiast myself I'm with you nothing beats the feeling of being connected to a car when you're driving it but do modern cars really lack those qualities our modern cars really less cool than older cars do cars actually suck now everyone's got a romanticized view of the past when it come to the cars but people tend to look past the major issues and flaws those cars had sometimes I wish I could look past my own flaws plus there are like a million different new cars is it really fair to lump them all together we're gonna hear what some people on the internet have to say about modern cars and try to look at it from a different perspective with an open mind if you love cars hit that like button if you don't like cars hit that subscribe button maybe we can change your mind cars are boring now every car looks the same it's true modern cars have similar styling especially sedans some of it has to do with trends some of it has to do with safety regulations but most of it has to do with money cool cars cost a lot more money to design many cars we see on the road are compact economy cars which have the narrowest profit margins if car companies spent more time and money designing an economy car that looks really cool well they'd have to sell it for more money and people don't want to buy an economy car that cost 40 grand kind of defeats the whole purpose it's easier to produce a part that a bunch of different models can use instead of one individual part for each car that's why Alexis's all have the same grille or why you instantly know any Mercedes from the headlights plus you know car companies straight-up copy other car companies take the ek civic for example but when you put it next to an Elantra and squint your eyes can't really tell which is which nowadays the Civic looks different from a lot of different cars it looks like a freaking alien spaceship independence day truth is yes many modern cars do look super similar and many of them are very boring but we have access to so many models nowadays they can't just come out with some big generalised statement like all cars are boring because nothing getting bigger look huge donut cars are too big now there are a few reasons why one reason cars are getting bigger is because of stricter safety standards airbags safety cells crumple zones all that stuff needs space in the past cars have less protection so they can be smaller now they're bigger and safer like me another reason is bigger cars are held to different fuel efficiency standards nowadays car companies use loopholes in those laws in order to pass stringent emission standards instead of making a car more fuel efficient is often easier to make the car bigger so it falls within the guidelines of the next year of cars cars cost too much to fix give me a good old Chevy big-block v8 and a hammer and in the last 200 years features that seemed futuristic only 30 years ago are now standard and even the cheapest cars things like ultrasonic sensors cameras and radar are usually installed in places that are prone to impacts like the inside of a bumper they're all very convenient and overall make driving much safer but once they're broken they're stupid expensive fixes but modern cars are super efficient easy to tune and have longer maintenance intervals so you end up saving money on the general cost of keeping a car running cars are becoming drivable computers and all that technology can be pricey to fix but I also enjoy having 40 million songs on my disposal if the infotainment system in my car breaks don't know how to fix that I'm not a computer guy but I'm willing to fork up the money so I can keep listening to chocolate starfish on my commute electric cars are slow most of cars all day but now come on not true electric cars are the future it doesn't matter if you agree or not it's gonna happen tesla has been around since 2003 and the model SP 100 d has the second fastest zero to sixty s time only behind the Porsche 904 lat Tesla might be the biggest manufacturer of electric cars right now but it isn't the only name in the game for just invested five hundred million dollars an electric truck may carribean if you haven't seen this thing it's amazing it's got a 400 mile range it can drive and up to three feet of water and has a 3 second 0 to 60 if you're listening right now Rivia n-- send us one of those electric cars are not they're very very fast how'd you cool it the octave unfortunately there's no way to spin this trust me there are still a bunch of cool cars that offer a manual but some iconic drivers cars like the 3-series don't offer it anymore but we do have dsgs or direct-shift gearbox 'as they're not manual transmissions but they come with a little paddle shifters that basically do the same thing I know it's not the same but ship times are way quicker than manual transmissions they better fuel economy and there's no loss of torque during shifts new cars feel disconnected driving a new car it's like playing Guster on videogame then I'm actually driving I want to feel my car this is a pretty common gripe coming from car enthusiasts and they're not wrong in older cars everything had a mechanical connection to whatever it was controlling the gas pedal ran a cable that was connected to the throttle the brake pedal was connected to the brake booster and the steering wheel was connected to the rack and pinion now drive-by-wire systems are different they use electromechanical actuators in the car's computer to perform the same functions there are advantages and disadvantages when it comes drive-by-wire systems electronically controlled throttles are considerably lighter than traditional systems because they don't need as many mechanical components they're also more precise than a throttle cable that can stretch over time but there is often a noticeable lag from the time you hit the gas pedal to the car responding which can make the driver feel disconnected from the car power steering is another reason driving can feel disconnected many new cars use electric motors to turn the wheels which doesn't give as much feedback to the driver and can end up feeling numb but in the end it doesn't even matter there's only one thing you should know my trust but in the end it doesn't even matter older hydraulically powered steering racks give much more feedback to the driver so it's easier to feel the forces your wheels or fighting against hydraulic steering is powered by a belt connected to the engine which is always on that means even when the wheel is in turning it's still using a power from the engine electric steering draws power from the battery and only activates when the wheel is turned so that means no parasitic power loss look ya'll everything is becoming electronic cars are becoming computers and there's no way to stop it like driving old cars you can still drive an old car like driving new cars get a new car just know that new cars might be more reliable a big thank you to fix for sponsoring this episode of wheelhouse guys Father's Day is coming up and instead of getting him a lame hat or some other thing he's not gonna use in two days how about you get your dad a fixed obd2 sensor this sensor plugs right into any car made after 1996 and when that check engine light comes on fix will let you know exactly what's going on in your car and super easy to understand language aka English which is great no matter what your knowledge of cars is your dad can save time and money by not going to a mechanic every time that check engine light comes on by doing the work and stuff and trust me dads love saving money and this fixed sensor gives you real-time diagnostic data it's really fun to look at on your phone oh yeah I didn't even mention its bluetooth that streams right to your phone pretty awesome but the best part is now through Father's Day you can get a fixed sensor for 25% off or just use the code donut dad and use the link below thank you fixed and thank you dads thanks for watching wheel house I hope you liked this episode if you did give us a like really helps us out and consider subscribing check out this episode of wheelhouse right here and check out this episode of up-to-speed it's a good one I follow me on instagram at Nolan Jay Sikes I'm almost a 20,000 followers no big deal help me out be nice see you next timethe new supers design is why don't any new cars or as a car enthusiast myself I'm with you nothing beats the feeling of being connected to a car when you're driving it but do modern cars really lack those qualities our modern cars really less cool than older cars do cars actually suck now everyone's got a romanticized view of the past when it come to the cars but people tend to look past the major issues and flaws those cars had sometimes I wish I could look past my own flaws plus there are like a million different new cars is it really fair to lump them all together we're gonna hear what some people on the internet have to say about modern cars and try to look at it from a different perspective with an open mind if you love cars hit that like button if you don't like cars hit that subscribe button maybe we can change your mind cars are boring now every car looks the same it's true modern cars have similar styling especially sedans some of it has to do with trends some of it has to do with safety regulations but most of it has to do with money cool cars cost a lot more money to design many cars we see on the road are compact economy cars which have the narrowest profit margins if car companies spent more time and money designing an economy car that looks really cool well they'd have to sell it for more money and people don't want to buy an economy car that cost 40 grand kind of defeats the whole purpose it's easier to produce a part that a bunch of different models can use instead of one individual part for each car that's why Alexis's all have the same grille or why you instantly know any Mercedes from the headlights plus you know car companies straight-up copy other car companies take the ek civic for example but when you put it next to an Elantra and squint your eyes can't really tell which is which nowadays the Civic looks different from a lot of different cars it looks like a freaking alien spaceship independence day truth is yes many modern cars do look super similar and many of them are very boring but we have access to so many models nowadays they can't just come out with some big generalised statement like all cars are boring because nothing getting bigger look huge donut cars are too big now there are a few reasons why one reason cars are getting bigger is because of stricter safety standards airbags safety cells crumple zones all that stuff needs space in the past cars have less protection so they can be smaller now they're bigger and safer like me another reason is bigger cars are held to different fuel efficiency standards nowadays car companies use loopholes in those laws in order to pass stringent emission standards instead of making a car more fuel efficient is often easier to make the car bigger so it falls within the guidelines of the next year of cars cars cost too much to fix give me a good old Chevy big-block v8 and a hammer and in the last 200 years features that seemed futuristic only 30 years ago are now standard and even the cheapest cars things like ultrasonic sensors cameras and radar are usually installed in places that are prone to impacts like the inside of a bumper they're all very convenient and overall make driving much safer but once they're broken they're stupid expensive fixes but modern cars are super efficient easy to tune and have longer maintenance intervals so you end up saving money on the general cost of keeping a car running cars are becoming drivable computers and all that technology can be pricey to fix but I also enjoy having 40 million songs on my disposal if the infotainment system in my car breaks don't know how to fix that I'm not a computer guy but I'm willing to fork up the money so I can keep listening to chocolate starfish on my commute electric cars are slow most of cars all day but now come on not true electric cars are the future it doesn't matter if you agree or not it's gonna happen tesla has been around since 2003 and the model SP 100 d has the second fastest zero to sixty s time only behind the Porsche 904 lat Tesla might be the biggest manufacturer of electric cars right now but it isn't the only name in the game for just invested five hundred million dollars an electric truck may carribean if you haven't seen this thing it's amazing it's got a 400 mile range it can drive and up to three feet of water and has a 3 second 0 to 60 if you're listening right now Rivia n-- send us one of those electric cars are not they're very very fast how'd you cool it the octave unfortunately there's no way to spin this trust me there are still a bunch of cool cars that offer a manual but some iconic drivers cars like the 3-series don't offer it anymore but we do have dsgs or direct-shift gearbox 'as they're not manual transmissions but they come with a little paddle shifters that basically do the same thing I know it's not the same but ship times are way quicker than manual transmissions they better fuel economy and there's no loss of torque during shifts new cars feel disconnected driving a new car it's like playing Guster on videogame then I'm actually driving I want to feel my car this is a pretty common gripe coming from car enthusiasts and they're not wrong in older cars everything had a mechanical connection to whatever it was controlling the gas pedal ran a cable that was connected to the throttle the brake pedal was connected to the brake booster and the steering wheel was connected to the rack and pinion now drive-by-wire systems are different they use electromechanical actuators in the car's computer to perform the same functions there are advantages and disadvantages when it comes drive-by-wire systems electronically controlled throttles are considerably lighter than traditional systems because they don't need as many mechanical components they're also more precise than a throttle cable that can stretch over time but there is often a noticeable lag from the time you hit the gas pedal to the car responding which can make the driver feel disconnected from the car power steering is another reason driving can feel disconnected many new cars use electric motors to turn the wheels which doesn't give as much feedback to the driver and can end up feeling numb but in the end it doesn't even matter there's only one thing you should know my trust but in the end it doesn't even matter older hydraulically powered steering racks give much more feedback to the driver so it's easier to feel the forces your wheels or fighting against hydraulic steering is powered by a belt connected to the engine which is always on that means even when the wheel is in turning it's still using a power from the engine electric steering draws power from the battery and only activates when the wheel is turned so that means no parasitic power loss look ya'll everything is becoming electronic cars are becoming computers and there's no way to stop it like driving old cars you can still drive an old car like driving new cars get a new car just know that new cars might be more reliable a big thank you to fix for sponsoring this episode of wheelhouse guys Father's Day is coming up and instead of getting him a lame hat or some other thing he's not gonna use in two days how about you get your dad a fixed obd2 sensor this sensor plugs right into any car made after 1996 and when that check engine light comes on fix will let you know exactly what's going on in your car and super easy to understand language aka English which is great no matter what your knowledge of cars is your dad can save time and money by not going to a mechanic every time that check engine light comes on by doing the work and stuff and trust me dads love saving money and this fixed sensor gives you real-time diagnostic data it's really fun to look at on your phone oh yeah I didn't even mention its bluetooth that streams right to your phone pretty awesome but the best part is now through Father's Day you can get a fixed sensor for 25% off or just use the code donut dad and use the link below thank you fixed and thank you dads thanks for watching wheel house I hope you liked this episode if you did give us a like really helps us out and consider subscribing check out this episode of wheelhouse right here and check out this episode of up-to-speed it's a good one I follow me on instagram at Nolan Jay Sikes I'm almost a 20,000 followers no big deal help me out be nice see you next time