Holy Crap Check This Out!

Posted July 2nd, 2009 by hawkiye

Think electric cars are a joke or just a techie toy? Watch this!

http://www.opb.org/progra...

11 second quarter miles! This guy is on to something and all the big car makers have had thier thumbs up their you know what for how many years saying the technology is not viable yet blah blah...

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They consider this one viable : )

On July 2nd, 2009 FoxCreek says:

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Under 12?

On July 2nd, 2009 Jive_Dadson says:

I can beat the top end, but the ET blows me away. Under 12 is mighty fast for a street-legal car.

So what does it cost to build one of those, and how far will it go on a charge when it's not racing? There's a commercial electric sports car that's real quick, but it's also real expensive. Over $100K. Too much.

Edit: I just looked it up. "Tesla." It costs right at $100K, and it's not near as fast as my slightly tweaked Camaro. Meh.

Tesla Roadster

On July 2nd, 2009 Tannim says:

Is what you're talking about.

The sedan is due out soon, under $60K.

i gotta

On July 2nd, 2009 sunny says:

get me one of these!

Ron Paul

I want one !!

On July 2nd, 2009 SirFelix says:

thanks for posting

very very cool

On July 2nd, 2009 MMJ Ministry says:

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Ron Paul Supporter Since 1997
`Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life'- Aristophanes -

Sweet!

On July 2nd, 2009 Habit4ming says:

...107 MPH, 1/4 mile drag race, in a fraction over 12 seconds....

Watch the whole thing, he

On July 2nd, 2009 hawkiye says:

Watch the whole thing, he gets it down to just a fraction over 11 seconds and 110 miles per hour!

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Thanks, hon....

On July 2nd, 2009 Habit4ming says:

...I have some hearing loss and just thought they were repeating the same data, so did not pay very close attention...

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On July 2nd, 2009 LoveandLight says:

i enjoyed watching this!

On July 2nd, 2009 IR8 says:

I was kindof hoping that it wouldnt take 15 minutes to 'recharge' after each run though, i suppose that would be the argument against its viability?

I can completely see where this guy's angle is with the torque and pickup and its certainly 'viable' for racing as hes demonstrated quite thoroughly.

whats the mileage per charge on this thing though

Looked to me he got in

On July 2nd, 2009 hawkiye says:

Looked to me like he got in several runs before recharge and that wasn't even using the lithium's.. A 15 minute recharge is way fast in fact unheard of, but I don't recall seeing how long it take to recharge in the video.

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