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Old May 5, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Default electric car thats pretty much faster than anything made

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/tech...peed/index.htm

i was reading up on this battery powered 2 seater roadster that can beat pretty much anything stock, besides like a 1,000hp 16cyl bugatti.

pretty interesting.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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looks like the Ariel Atom.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Engineuity
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by The Kyle
looks like the Ariel Atom.
It is. Except it's electric.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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and a lot faster, it says its a 1/4ton of battery and like 3 feet wide.

a nice toy to have swerving thru traffic going like 90 hahah.
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Old May 6, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by EludeR
It is. Except it's electric.
so its the same chassis as the atom?
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Old May 6, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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i want one. i like seeing an electric bill better than gas receipts.
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Old May 6, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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hell yea hahah i wonder if it has a hugeee alternator.

no it has nothing to do with the atom, i think the atom looks cooler.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Try www.commutercars.com

0-60 in 4 seconds, 1/4 mile in 12 seconds at about 120 mph.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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HOLY SHIT!

Performance:
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  • 1/4-mile in 12 seconds
  • 5-star NHTSA static rollover resistance rating
Interior/Exterior:
  • Carbon fiber body
  • Connolly leather interior
  • Sparco seats
  • A/C & heater
  • Sparco steering wheel
  • MoTeC dash
  • 400-Watt sound system
Mechanical:
  • Two Advanced DC electric motors producing over 1,000 ft-lbs of torque
  • 2,000 amp Zilla controller with 600 kilowatt peak output
  • Front suspension: unequal-length control arms with coil-over shocks
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  • 4-wheel disc brakes
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Dimensions:
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  • Expected gross weight approximately 2,500 pounds
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