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Old 06-05-2005, 06:55 PM   #1
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Default speedy electric car

Who said electric cars are slow?


Electric car speed record attempt
Orange e=motion electric car (Image: ABB)
The British-built electric car aims to smash the world speed record
A group of British engineers is aiming to take the official land speed record for an electrical vehicle.

The team is set to attempt the 394km/h (245mph) record and to become the first to pass the 483km/h (300mph) barrier, in Nevada, US.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4513529.stm

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Old 06-05-2005, 07:06 PM   #2
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Bet it doesnt handle as well as the petrol equivlent though!
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Old 07-05-2005, 10:04 AM   #3
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Default tzero by ac propulsion

How about his electric car. It's a bit more practical
http://www.acpropulsion.com/tzero_pages/tzero_home.htm
0 to 60 mph 4.07 sec
1/4 mile 13.24 sec at 90 mph

Check out the vids of it out draging a Corvette.

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Old 07-05-2005, 10:48 AM   #4
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Interesting stuff. I think that even though the General Motors EV1 of the '90s is considered a sour memory, advancing battery technology due to cellular phones might make the fully electric car a concept worth reconsidering in the future.
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