Return of the Electric Car
Peak Moment 52: Otmar Ebenhoech has worked with electric vehicles for decades, watching as popular commercial EVs were developed, then recalled when their legal mandate was overturned. He sees improved battery technologies as the catalyst to enable widespread acceptance of EV's. Peek under the hood and watch a test drive of his hot electric Porsche race car conversion (0-60 in less than 5 seconds!).[www.cafeelectric.com]
White Zombie Summer 2010 Compilation
Documentary footage highlights of the world's quickest street legal electric race car from the 2010 summer racing season.
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/
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
4 Jet Car Drag Race
Under the definition of "awesome" should be a picture of 4-jet cars racing! NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals at ZMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC ended the night by lighting up ZMax's 4 drag lanes with the fire and the thunder of 4 jet turbine drag cars creating an estimated 24,000 HP on one track! The Embry Riddle dragster takes off and runs a 5-second quarter.
