BRUTRUCK Returns
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BRUTRUCK (so named because it was the first to follow the Brubeck in this design theme) had its humble beginnings on Boxing Day 2004.
A crude and primitive attempt was made to render it in a 3/4 view, and then it was put on the back burner (to simmer). Much later I sketched the TMT (Tellurian Motors Truck)... Wasn't sure I liked the old name anymore, but mostly I was trying to bring it up-to-date with the more refined style of flat-panel design I had come around to...
That crude 3/4 image did however prove to be a decent basis for reimagining -- and re-imaging, if you want to put it that way.
Early on I decided it would be powered by steam, in part because I wanted to be contrary. Later I figured it could be a series hybrid with electrical storage and the option of removing the generator and leaving it behind (at a jobsite, to be used for powering tools while the driver ran an errand, for example). The gen would be underhood, and could be anything that would provide sufficient power, easily replaced.
Down the line, I thought, a BRUTRUCK's generator (and electrical storage medium) could be replaced with a device that harnessed aetheric energy and converted it to electricity. It's only a matter of time before 'free energy' technology is finally 'allowed'. The thing is, I don't expect to be able to actually build any of my vehicles before that happens, except perhaps a Runabout prototype -- so now, all Tellurian Motors vehicles are conceived to run on aetheric energy.
Early on I decided it would be powered by steam, in part because I wanted to be contrary. Later I figured it could be a series hybrid with electrical storage and the option of removing the generator and leaving it behind (at a jobsite, to be used for powering tools while the driver ran an errand, for example). The gen would be underhood, and could be anything that would provide sufficient power, easily replaced.
Down the line, I thought, a BRUTRUCK's generator (and electrical storage medium) could be replaced with a device that harnessed aetheric energy and converted it to electricity. It's only a matter of time before 'free energy' technology is finally 'allowed'. The thing is, I don't expect to be able to actually build any of my vehicles before that happens, except perhaps a Runabout prototype -- so now, all Tellurian Motors vehicles are conceived to run on aetheric energy.
...and so here it is (again), the Tellurian Motors BRUTRUCK, above in 'Metallic Denim', with no provision for a slide-out generator. Under the hood instead are the...
...now hang on a minute, I've just coined a new name and acronym: ACE, for "Aetheric (energy) Conversion to Electricity". Nice thing to have up your sleeve...
...Under the hood instead are the ACE, HVAC equipment, computer/controller, the front pair of electric motors, electric power steering, and a shallow storage area on top. Other storage is available behind the seat (BRUTRUCK has a bench, like any real truck should), in front of and above the rear wheel wells, and maybe in an in-bed trunk (if the spare tire can fit below the front of the bed, ahead of the rear pair of motors).
Yes, BRUTRUCK has all-wheel drive in the form of an electric motor for each wheel, as a standard feature. Each can be disabled through the computer interface, if there is a problem with one of them -- or if you simply want to do some rear-wheel burnouts, or take your truck drifting.
...now hang on a minute, I've just coined a new name and acronym: ACE, for "Aetheric (energy) Conversion to Electricity". Nice thing to have up your sleeve...
...Under the hood instead are the ACE, HVAC equipment, computer/controller, the front pair of electric motors, electric power steering, and a shallow storage area on top. Other storage is available behind the seat (BRUTRUCK has a bench, like any real truck should), in front of and above the rear wheel wells, and maybe in an in-bed trunk (if the spare tire can fit below the front of the bed, ahead of the rear pair of motors).
Yes, BRUTRUCK has all-wheel drive in the form of an electric motor for each wheel, as a standard feature. Each can be disabled through the computer interface, if there is a problem with one of them -- or if you simply want to do some rear-wheel burnouts, or take your truck drifting.
It's been a long journey, but it is by no means over. As with other Tellurian Motors concepts, BRUTRUCK will continue to evolve.
filsmyth
27Mar2009
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