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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:27 PM
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Did anyone know that electrics cars were fast as hel*?

Check these out

A electric drag car that does the 1/4 mile in 8 secs.
http://www.wurts.net/electrifiedmotorsports/index.htm

A street electric sports car that does 0-60 in 4.1 secs.
http://www.acpropulsion.com/tzero_pages/tzero_home.htm
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:30 PM
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Yeah, but the extension cord's over a quarter-mile long!
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:32 PM
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PhatHK,

That's crazy!

I wonder what kind of shock you would get if the car fell into a lake...
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 09:32 PM
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must be powered by energizer or solar powered.
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 10:16 PM
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So.. if you want to tune it, do you add bigger batteries?
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Old Apr 30, 2001 | 10:24 PM
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wow! a guy I work with mentioned the race with the vette - I just shook my head in disbelief, 'electric car? vette?...yea right'!

now, I'm a believer! that vette got spanked! amazing!
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Old May 1, 2001 | 07:55 AM
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Quoted from another source.

>the tzero really shines in midrange acceleration - it >scoots from 30 to 50 mph in only 1.4 seconds - faster than >just about anything on the road. This level of performance >is very accessible, with no gears to shift, highly->effective traction control, and virtually no noise other >than a light 'squeaking' of the rear tires as they claw >for traction.


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