jwocky
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AI summary:
- Testing Location and Goal: The team chose the Davis Dam area, described as one of the United States' harshest environments, to test and validate their product, ensuring it is ready for customers [00:15]. A key objective was to confirm the thermal system's performance, allowing the vehicle to make it up the dam and back [00:47].
- Development Process: The team emphasizes that finding and fixing issues during the development phase is critical, stating that even having problems is a good thing as it allows them to root cause and fix them [00:30]. This physical validation follows three years of designing, benchmarking, CAD, and CAE modeling [01:34].
- Results: The testing was a success, with the vehicle going up the grade with no challenges to the battery or cabin temperatures [01:20]. The cabin temperature remained stable at 17°C (about 63°F) [01:03].
- Conclusion: The vehicle's thermal system performed as expected, successfully keeping both the battery and the occupants cool [02:04]. The team noted that everyone is "all in" on making the product great [02:26]. The next step involves getting final runs in before heading to Las Vegas ("Sin City") to gather traffic data in the hot sun [01:47].
