Extra! 300mpg Electric Car, GT-R Free Rides
This week, Driving Sports TV (http://bit.ly/dsp0rts) brings you another Extra! news update. First, we visit the Bridgestone Proving Grounds where a class of kids test their 300mpg electric car. Then, it's off to Portland Oregon for a ride in a 600whp GT-R!
WORLD'S FASTEST ELECTRIC DRAGSTER Current Eliminator V
WORLD'S FASTEST ELECTRIC DRAGSTER
World record ET for an Electric Car Current Eliminator V 7.956 @ 159.85 MPH. Powered by Altairnano batteries. Record since beaten by Killacycle but still the fastest EV car. http://goo.gl/ek8Dj
New Electric Cars Are Better
Just showing off some of the cool new electric cars and putting to rest some of the myths out there. When people think of electric cars, typically they think of older ugly slower models, lead-acid batterys, and BS propaganda they've read slamming the "electric cars"(as though they all carried the exact same attributes)
The battery technology has changed(and will change even more when nanowire battery becomes common), the speeds have changed, the climate versatility has changed, the prices are changing, the car companies are changing... everything is changing for the better. I expect to see a lot more support for EV's during and after 2010.
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Running On Lithium: White Zombie vs. Mazda Turbo
This is the beginning of the docu "Running On Lithium" and it features John Wayland's Electric White Zombie vs. Mazda turbo Rotary Power.
Clip from the documentary: Running On Lithium.
Are backyard engineers pioneering the future of the electric car? As street-legal electric cars race against muscle cars, this documentary provides a thrilling insight into the future of renewable energy: Journeyman Pictures. Thanks for looking!
FASTEST STREET CAR IN THE WORLD! Larry Larson runs 6.95 @ 209 on Drag Week!!!
http://www.1320video.com/store/dvd/ Larry Larson proves his car once again to be the fastest street car in the world by completing Hot Rod Magazin'es Drag Week 2010 AND making the first 6 second pass in Drag Week history! Not only did he make a 6 second pass, but he made that pass after driving 1200 miles on country roads, rain, and he did it 20 minutes after a 7.005 pass, hot lapping the car!
Electric Car Drag Racing in Hagerstown, MD
The Power of DC is held every summer by the Electric Vehicle Association of Washington, DC and sanctioned by the National Electric Drag Racing Association.
http://www.powerofdc.com/
http://www.evadc.org/
http://www.nedra.com/
Running On Lithium: Electric Ford Cobra vs. Subaru Impreza RS
Michael Kadie and John Wayland are racing their electric cars on a Saturday night at Portland's International Raceway. It is Michael's first electric kit car - a Ford Cobra and he is preparing for his first race against a Subaru Impreza RS.
Are backyard engineers pioneering the future of the electric car? As street-legal electric cars race against muscle cars, this documentary provides a thrilling insight into the future of renewable energy: Journeyman Pictures. Thanks for looking!
World's Greatest Drag Race!
With an empty airstrip and eleven of the best driver's cars in the world, we put on the world's greatest drag race.
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Shot by: Jim Gleason, Gordon Green, Duane Sempson, Corey Denomy
Directed by: Mike Suggett
Edited by: Jim Gleason
Electric Car QUICKER THAN A FERRARI ENZO 0-60 3.07 sec!
Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and driveline inefficiencies and idling. Therefore, the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is enormous. With an Electric Car it costs just $1.00 per 100kms with MUCH more performance than with petrol at $20.00 per 100kms.
It takes 7.5 kWh of electricity to refine one gallon of gasoline. That same 7.5 kWh can power a Nissan Leaf for 30 miles.
Electric Car faster THAN A FERRARI ENZO 0-60 3.07 sec! In-Car of ELECTRIC 0-60mph 3.07 sec - Wrightspeed Electric car vs Ferrari. Ariel Atom converted to Ev by Wrightspeed. 165KW 3 phase AC induction motor with 25 kWhr Lithium Ion battery pack.
• 3-phase AC induction motor, 236hp at the motor shaft
• 182 ft lbs torque at the motor shaft, from 0 rpm to 6,000 rpm
• 13,300 rpm rev limit
• weight 1,536 lbs
• no clutch, single gear ratio 8.25:1
Ferrari 360 Spider - 400Bhp/3197lb - 250bhp-ton
Porsche Carrera GT - 605Bhp/3043lb - 400bhp-ton
Wrighspeed X1 - 220Bhp / 1536lb - 300bhp-ton
Ariel Atom 300 - 300Bhp / 1005lb - 600bhp-ton
http://goo.gl/ek8Dj
Supercar Shootout! - Epic 5-Car Drag Race
We line up five of the world's hottest new exotic cars for a once-in-a-lifetime drag race.
Shot By: Mike Suggett, Jim Gleason, Terren Lin
Edited By: Mike Suggett
Read the story here: http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0906_maserati_granturismo_audi_r8_ferrari_f430_lamborghini_lp5604_mercedes_mclaren_slr/index.html
