Linn1647545492 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Bird Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 thats crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Was that a Red Skyline it smoked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I wish they would have given more numbers about it. I wanted to know how far he can go on a charge just everyday driving it. Pretty cool video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsarge Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 thats pretty remarkable. kudos for that guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99BlownYellowGT Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Good Video. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 fossil fuels are yummy. love the car though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russian rocket Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 why doesnt anybody drive their own cars anymore?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Bah humbug death to electric cars..... Long live fossil fuels, when we have to transition, Hydrogen all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I remember seeing that car somewhere before. I think it was on one of those "hometown" Monster Garage episodes, where they would have a bunch of crazy things that people had built at their house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macpyro2 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I wonder the build cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibies Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 environmentally friendly? isn't most electricity still generated by coal plants? looks like he is from oregon where they generate 40% of their electricity from coal. charge that thing in ohio and its being powered by 86% coal besides that it looks like a fun car... it would be fun to go to the drag strip with a few of those and have a mostly quiet drag strip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 :cool::cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Tons of Electric cars at NAIAS, This looks like the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Electric motor tech is really good right now. Battery tech... ehh... It's getting better. But the motors are what really interest me. Swap that one big motor with a pair of smaller ones and clutch the second and you'll have half the drain for daily driving, but then full power at the flick of a switch. Use 4 100 horse motors, 2 in front, 2 in the rear. Then cruise all day in a 100hp FWD car, have a 200hp RWD car for fun, 200hp AWD car for bad weather, and a 400hp AWD monster to really blow some door off. All in the same car with just a little bit of programming. Good EV motors are around 1hp/lb. So that's 400lbs. A dressed LSx is around 450lbs. But the EV motors would be lower and better distributed front-to-back. The biggest problem comes down to the battery pack. The Volt's pack weighs in at 375lbs, and supplies it's 150hp motor enough for 35 miles. So our imaginary sportscar would probably see a range of 40-45 miles on one motor. Not bad but not great without a generator. But we're at a driveline weight of 775 before controls, wiring, diffs and axles. I think we're looking in the neighborhood of 1000lbs of driveline. Good news is that it's all located down low. Bad news is that we're probably looking at a 3500lb small car with out a lot of options (the volt is 3790). Then of course, how do you sell an electric sportscar to enthusiasts? Especially when there's no gas engine to extend the range? So battery tech needs to catch up. But as a project car, it could be pretty cool. Hell, use four Volt motors and you've got 600hp with 100% torque at 0rpm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Electric motor tech is really good right now. Battery tech... ehh... It's getting better. But the motors are what really interest me. Swap that one big motor with a pair of smaller ones and clutch the second and you'll have half the drain for daily driving, but then full power at the flick of a switch. Use 4 100 horse motors, 2 in front, 2 in the rear. Then cruise all day in a 100hp FWD car, have a 200hp RWD car for fun, 200hp AWD car for bad weather, and a 400hp AWD monster to really blow some door off. All in the same car with just a little bit of programming. Good EV motors are around 1hp/lb. So that's 400lbs. A dressed LSx is around 450lbs. But the EV motors would be lower and better distributed front-to-back. The biggest problem comes down to the battery pack. The Volt's pack weighs in at 375lbs, and supplies it's 150hp motor enough for 35 miles. So our imaginary sportscar would probably see a range of 40-45 miles on one motor. Not bad but not great without a generator. But we're at a driveline weight of 775 before controls, wiring, diffs and axles. I think we're looking in the neighborhood of 1000lbs of driveline. Good news is that it's all located down low. Bad news is that we're probably looking at a 3500lb small car with out a lot of options (the volt is 3790). Then of course, how do you sell an electric sportscar to enthusiasts? Especially when there's no gas engine to extend the range? So battery tech needs to catch up. But as a project car, it could be pretty cool. Hell, use four Volt motors and you've got 600hp with 100% torque at 0rpm. Battery tech is all that's holding things back on full electrics, along with the time to recharge. However, ALL future automotive technology (Hybrids, Electrics, fuel cells, etc.)will benefit from smaller, more powerful electric motor tech. The great thing about the Volt achitecure is that it's versitile. You can replace the gas engine with anything; fuel cell, more batteries, larger engine, diesel engine, etc., and it doesn't require very much new development. The motor he's using in the White Zombie is pretty cool too. In order to get more power it would require a larger diameter motor, so instead he bolted two 9 inch (?) motors together on a common drive shaft. Several others have followed his lead, but I think he's still the fastest. There was at least one 240SX running a "siamese 9" last time I checked. I think that would make a fun project, but I still think the full electric superbikes are cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Sonoma Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Love the electric drag bike. i seen an episode of Pass Time where a guy ran one. IIRC the driver/owner said it had 1500 LiPo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Coolest vid on CR this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 As cool as that car is I will always need my american muscle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I will always need my american muscle. What's his name ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 What's his name ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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