I-Silent Walk: isithuthuthu esiyi-hybrid samasosha ase-US

Isikhungo sokucwaninga ngezokuvikela saseMelika i-DARPA sisanda kwethula isibonelo sokuqala sesithuthuthu esiyingxube esihloselwe ukusetshenziswa kwezempi, esibizwa ngeSilent Hawk.

Uma isithuthuthu esihlanganisiwe singakatholakali “kuwo wonke umuntu,” kubonakala sinentshisekelo kumasosha ase-US alungiselela ukuhlola i-Silent Hawk, uhlobo olusha lwesithuthuthu esikwazi ukusebenzisa uphethiloli noma ugesi.

Ngaphezu kwesici sezemvelo, ukukhetha kwe-hybrid kunenzuzo enkulu yebutho laseMelika. Uma uhlelo lwayo lokuphehla ugesi seluvuliwe, iSilent Hawk ilinganiselwe kuma-decibel angu-55 kuphela, noma umsindo olula wokugingqika kugravel. Kwanele ukukwenza kusebenzele ohambweni lokungena noma uhambe ngokunyenya endaweni yesitha. Futhi uma udinga ukubaleka ngokushesha, i-Silent Hawk ingathembela enjini yayo yokushisa, engakwazi ukusheshisa ngokushesha ifike ku-130 km / h lapho ishaja amabhethri e-lithium-ion.  

Ithuthukiswe umkhiqizi wezithuthuthu zikagesi i-Alta Motors ngokubambisana nezinye izinkampani zaseMelika, iSilent Hawk inesisindo esingu-160 kg nje, okwenza kube lula ukuyithwala ngisho nokulahla ngendiza. Ilethwe eButhweni Lezempi LaseMelika unyaka omfushane, kuzofanele iqale izibonakalise esigabeni sokuqala sokuhlolwa ngaphambi kokuthi ithunyelwe endaweni yesitha.