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A car that could save the planet—fast [High-performance electric car]
CNN Money.com ^
| 5 May, 2006
| Michael V. Copeland
Posted on 05/05/2006 12:12:20 PM PDT by TChris
Ian Wright has a car that blows away a Ferrari 360 Spider and a Porsche Carrera GT in drag races, and whose 0-to-60 acceleration time ranks it among the fastest production autos in the world. In fact, it's second only to the French-made Bugatti Veyron, a 1,000-horsepower, 16-cylinder beast that hits 60 mph half a second faster and goes for $1.25 million.
The key difference? The Bugatti gets eight miles per gallon. Wright's car? It runs off an electric battery.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automakers; conceptcars; electriccar; electricity; energy; environment; speed; technology
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Very cool that it's so fast! ...but the electricity to recharge it still doesn't come from magic.
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:12:23 PM PDT
by
TChris
To: TChris
is it f'ugly? electic cars have to be. it's a requirement.
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:13:38 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(lead ,follow or get out of the majority.start with our borders.)
To: Rakkasan1
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:15:40 PM PDT
by
TChris
("Wake up, America. This is serious." - Ben Stein)
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To: jasoncann
Yeah, that's the decidedly non-electric one. :-)
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:16:28 PM PDT
by
TChris
("Wake up, America. This is serious." - Ben Stein)
To: TChris
I think that car was in Road & Track a couple of months ago and it was not electric. That external frame looks very familiar; I'll look when I get home.
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:16:36 PM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: TChris
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:17:02 PM PDT
by
markedman
(Islam means surrender, and I will NEVER surrender!)
To: TChris
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:17:05 PM PDT
by
markedman
(Islam means surrender, and I will NEVER surrender!)
To: TChris
If I pay 100G's for a car, it better come with a roof...........
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:18:15 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(In warfare there are no constant conditions. --- The Art of War by SunTzu)
To: markedman
it's a stretched and widened Triumph Speed Triple.
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:19:43 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(lead ,follow or get out of the majority.start with our borders.)
To: Lx
You're thinking of the Ariel Atom. Different car, but similar roadster-like appearance.
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:20:00 PM PDT
by
sigSEGV
To: markedman
Kenndy Proof?? Kenendy Proof =80 Proof I always thought!!
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:20:05 PM PDT
by
mo
To: markedman
Depends on what "proof" is in the Kennedy!
To: markedman
Depends on what "proof" is in the Kennedy!
To: markedman
Dunno, What's the proof of a Kennedy? At least 80° I'd guess...
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:20:58 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Hillary!™ would have been a big astronaut. Say that slowly)
To: markedman
But is it Kennedy Proof? I'm guessing it would sink like a rock. But his unfortunate passengers wouldn't be trapped inside!
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:21:17 PM PDT
by
TChris
("Wake up, America. This is serious." - Ben Stein)
To: TChris
I'd rather have the Bugatti...
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:21:27 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: TChris
What do I care? I dont have $100,000 dollars to buy a car with anyway.
Build that puppy for $10,000, make it go 300 miles and recharge in 20 minutes and people will beat a path to your door. Anything less is just crap.
To: Red Badger
Hey, it does seat two!
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:24:30 PM PDT
by
SouthTexas
(Viva la Migra)
To: TChris
...he is convinced he can put a consumer version of the X1 into production that meets federal safety standards, has a 100-mile range, and recharges in 4.5 hours...
Keep trying.
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posted on
05/05/2006 12:24:31 PM PDT
by
BufordP
("I am stuck on Al Franken 'cause Al Franken's stuck on me!" -- Stupid)
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