When people think of remote control cars, they usually think of small electric cars that are given to a son or daughter and fly around the living room, around obstacles in the home and scare the family cat. Over the years, there has been an increase in the popularity of these RC cars due to the increase in technology, the reduction in costs, and the fantastic designs that companies come up with. What people don’t realize is that remote control cars vary a lot from the RC car family as mentioned above, nitro cars that run on nitro fuel and gasoline remote control cars that run on unleaded gasoline. .
With the general family remote control car, you are usually required to insert batteries into the radio control car and phone, or charge a rechargeable battery inside the car but still put normal batteries into the controller. This one has the advantage over the other models that it can be recharged over and over again and it doesn’t cost more, apart from paying electricity which is almost nothing. These cars range from cars that cost a few pounds sterling to more specialized cars that can cost around 80 pounds sterling. The only other cost is buying new batteries when they stop charging as they don’t last forever, but even that cost isn’t much for a 4 pack.
Next in the family tree of remote control cars are nitro cars, which are designed for people who have had a few years of rc car experience and are looking for the next car, or racing or something in between. Nitro rc cars require running, just like a normal road car where the parts are new and the fuel and lubricants need to go through the car, which can be a time consuming and sometimes frustrating process. This is because the car will possibly stall, stutter or just not move at all which requires troubleshooting but once the car is up and running it can be extremely fast and outperform a range electric car. high on acceleration. When it comes to full races they are usually neck and neck but can be tuned like normal cars to give even more speed.
They run on nitro fuel that you buy from model shops, and one bottle gives about 3-4 full tanks of fuel worth about an hour of racing. It only takes a minute to refuel, but on the downside, the cars need constant maintenance and service to keep them in good condition, again like normal road cars.
Last on the family tree are the gas powered remote control cars that most people never think of as they are for big fans and definitely a big kid’s toy. With a length of around one meter, these cars are big. Running on real unleaded gasoline, they are actually cheaper than nitro cars, but still need attention for maintenance and service. It is not the kind of remote that you will find in high street stores, but mainly in specialized stores.