Follow me e-tron
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| Type | Automobile, Utility vehicle |
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| FDM | JSBSim |
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| Status | Production |
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| License | GPLv2 |
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The Follow me e-tron or Follow me EV is a semi-fictional Follow-me vehicle based on Gijs's work, but an electric-powered version with Chinese characteristics. It was made just for fun.
Features
Being the very first electric car in FlightGear, the Follow me e-tron features a realistic electric supercar driving experience while having an exterior of the classic Renault Kangoo I Follow me vehicle.
- Realistic electric engine written in Nasal.
- Detailed electrical system written in Nasal.
- Advanced steering helper (experimental)
- 'AutoCrash' system, which tries its best to keep you on the road.
- 'AutoSpeed' system, which keeps your speed constant.
- Auto Hold function
- Parking radar that detects terrain and alerts driver.
- Working airbags.
- Experimental AEB system.
- Configurable interior with several fully remodeled interior and working switches.
- Configurable instruments with several styles to choose from.
- Canvas glass display instrument for certain interior styles
- Compositor light support.
- Selectable license plate in Chinese style.
- Various of liveries
- Various of messages
- Full multiplayer support.
- Multiplayer passenger.
- Dynamic scenery object placement and management
- Limo variant
- Tutorials support in different languages
- Different interior styles to choose from.
- Save / Resume function.
Videos
Version
The Follow me e-tron is currently released as v5.1.
Change Log
V5.1 Updates:
- Major improvements to the reset function
- Bug fixes and improvements
V5.0 Updates:
- Added an option to adjust brake intensity for keyboard control
- Further tuned engine and fixed the bug related to gear changing
- New liveries: Blackwhite, C919 Memorial
- Interior updates
- New magic bush tyre option for driving on killer grass
- New interior: 404Design 2.0, 404Design 2022 and Luxury 2.0
- New charging pile
- Exterior model improvements, especially on charging cap, wheels and doors
- Added rear plate with multiplayer support
- Improvements on sounds
- Added option to re-enable ALS procedural lights
- Default interior switched to 404Design
- Added door warnings for smart instruments
- General improvements, cleanups and bug fixes
V4.0 New Features:
- Added a limo varient
- New texture selector which works better under multiplayer
- New interior style: Race, 404Design
- New canvas glass display instrument for 404Design Interior
- New dynamic scenery object system
- New models for service station, toll gates, etc
- Added reverse indicator light
Updates and improvements:
- Major updates to the UV
- Major update to the Engine & electrical systems, (much) more realistic performance
- FDM improvements
- AEB improvements
- Minor texture and exterior/interior model updates
- Sounds updates
- Added multiplayer model detection support to radar(and AEB which relies on the radar)
- Many bug fixes
Changes after v4.0 alpha:
- Added battery remaining display
- Improvements to Nasal performance
- Huge bug fixes to the electrical system
- Many minor bug fixes
- Added option to adjust steering
Changes after v4.0 beta.1:
- Added error message to the smart instruments after the battery is drained
- Bug fixes
Changes after v4.0 beta.2:
- Bug fixes
V3.0 New Features:
- Configurable interior with several fully remodeled interior and working switches
- Functioning Airbags
- Experimental AEB system
- Experimental compositor light support
- Auto Hold function
- Save / Resume
- New tutorials
Improvements:
- Electrical system
- Brake system
- Sounds
- Effects
- Several bugs fixed
V2.0:
Updated features:
- Updated interior
- Exterior improvements
- Autospeed system
- New experimental steering system
- Parking radar system
- Sound improvements
- FDM improvements
- Liveries updates
- Tons of bug fixes
V1.0:
Initial Release
Statistics
Note: The figure below was measured before the v4.0 release. The entire engine received an update in the v4.0 release and the performance is now way more realistic.
Top speed:
≤300kts/555.6km/h
Acceleration
Accelerate up to:
100km/h: 2.48 seconds 200km/h: 7.20 seconds
Battery
Electricity usage:
---km/charge (Yet to be determined)
Gallery
Newer Versions
Followme EV Interior
Followme EV in ZBNY
Followme EV Interior
Three Followme EVs lining up
Followme EVs in a charging station, showing the dynamic scenery object system
Followme EV in front of the Wapenyao toll station, at the endpoint of G1 National Highway
Followme EV in a service station
Followme EV on the famous G318 Sichuan-Tibet Route
Followme EV in a valley on the G318 Sichuan-Tibet Route
Followme EV recharging alongside the G318 Sichuan-Tibet Route
Earlier Versions
Screenshot of early versions of the Followme EV
Screenshot of early versions of the Followme EV
Screenshot of early versions of the Followme EV
Screenshot of early versions of the Followme EV
Screenshot of early versions of the Followme EV
Screenshot of early versions of the Followme EV
Screenshot of the FollowmeEV in Guangzhou
Screenshot of the FollowmeEV in Wuhan
Screenshot of the FollowmeEV in Wuhan
Screenshot of the FollowmeEV in Wuhan
