Electric car faster than Ferrari and Porsche!

Zascar

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8qDZOBQs60w&search=electric%20car

colm_mcm

I wonder how far the batteries will take you though? probably only 1/2 a mile

Tar.Aldarion

150 miles, then you charge it.

crosstownk

Its great to see further advancements being made in electric motor powered vehicle developement. If oil runs out and there is no alternative then this forum will be very quiet:D

unkel

crosstownk wrote:

Its great to see further advancements being made in electric motor powered vehicle developement. If oil runs out and there is no alternative then this forum will be very quiet:D

Electricity these days is generally made from..... wait for it.... oil!

Our grandchildren might enjoy energy from nuclear fusion, but for the next few decades it can only be hydrogen cars with the hydrogen having been produced using energy from conventional nuclear plants...

The best short to medium term solution imho is diesel, obviously with latest generation particulate filters

smarty

That looks just like an arial atom!



The Atom is an awesome car. I saw one at a track day in the UK a few months ago.

Takeshi_Kovacs

It is based on the Ariel Atom, but with the petrol engine substituted for an electric motor. Beating supercars like the Ferrari and Porshe isn't too surprising though, having a huge amount of torque at 0 rpm and the fact that the electric motor is much more energy efficient than a petrol engine, (although i must admit, i do love the roar of the two supercars).
Main problem with electric cars is the energy storage (heavy batteries), if they could develop a new lighter form of storage (Superconductors would be very nice..), range would be hugely increased. Unfortunately i doubt it if the oil companies would like to see a technological revolution in electric cars.

I think for now diesels will get better and more efficient and cleaner (especially if using vegetable oils as a fuel) Also a lot of improvments are being made to increase their power. Not a direct comparison, but look up Audi's R10 Le Mans car. It is diesel powered 5.5l with 650 bhp and chassis twisting 1100 Nm of torque, and went on to win the Le Mans against petrol powered cars due in part to its better efficiency. Peugeot are also getting into the mix for the 2007 race with their 908, which will be even more powerful...

SouperComputer

electric is a funny one, the production of it from fossil fuels is a very lossy process. In fact it takes twice as much energy (roughly) to produce one unit of electrical energy from fossil fuel than it does using it in an engine. From this perpective its hard to see how is is percieved as clean.

The other side of the arguement is that an electric motor uses no energy when stopped, still though you are talking about near-enough 50% loss when producing it!

colm_mcm

from a clean air point of view, electric cars move the polution out of town.