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Sandman
01-28-2009, 12:13 AM
I've been reading and seeing a lot about them lately. Some of the stuff is pretty neat. Take this for instance (http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/27/shelby-supercars-unveals-aero-ev-specs/).


According to Shelby, the Ultimate Aero EV will be able to produce over 1,000 horsepower that will power the vehicle from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds!.....claiming that their vehicle’s battery will be able to be charged in less than 10 minutes and will provide around 150 miles on a charge

I was watching a show the other day where they had the Wrightspeed X1 (http://www.wrightspeed.com/x1.html). It was out running everything. For the X1, it has a very small number of parts. You have a battery, an inverter, and an electric motor. No transmission or anything. The motor spins up to 13k. They kept racing it against exotic cars and it kept outrunning everything in sheer acceleration.

L8 APEX
01-28-2009, 12:25 AM
E motors pull like mad sure, but are they counting per wheel HP? Several have done that. 4- 150hp motors = 500hp BS!