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Old 05-05-2006, 08:34 PM   #1
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Electric car trounces Carrera GT/Ferrari

Ugly...I know we have posted on the gas powered version of this car.

http://www.wrightspeed.com/ click on the "see more" at the bottom.
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Old 05-05-2006, 09:16 PM   #2
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Whoa. I just read about this on Digg.com. Very cool. Expensive, but cool. Wrap some nice, German sculpted metal around that frame and you got yourself a wicked roadster.
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Old 05-05-2006, 09:21 PM   #3
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Pretty neat car, this is what it is based off of....

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Old 05-05-2006, 11:17 PM   #4
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Hi,

Not to hijack this thread, but I find these intriguing:
http://www.ohler.com/ev/spyder/
http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=article&storyid=913

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Pretty darn cool. I bet it is pretty quiet too. Talk about masking what you got underneath that hood at the dragstrip!
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Quiet yes, but some of the enjoyment of a Boxster are the lovely engine notes and running through the gears at wide open throttle. Also, going hard on the brakes and heel-toe blipping the throttle to match revs for a downshift and then accelerating out of a curve.

Having a golf-cart-like experience, no matter how fast it is, should simply be not as fun.
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Old 05-06-2006, 06:36 AM   #7
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I've been intrigued with the potential of electric cars because it is my understanding that an electric motor(not engine) develops a very high amount of linear torque. Which of course gives it accelerating ability. But then again diesel engines develop a lot of torque but they do not accelerate all that quick. Can anyone confirm and clarify??
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