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Samildanach · Jul 20, 2006, 07:59 am

http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0...l?tw=rss.index

I thought that battery tech was what was limiting the adoption of electric cars. Not only was that assumption completely wrong. this guy has developed a car which runs on lithium ion laptop batteries and goes 0 - 60 in four seconds with a range of 250 miles.

5010 · Jul 20, 2006, 04:06 pm

At MSRP of $80k, and considering $3 a gallon, the car is worth 26,667 gallons of gas. That amount of gas could take my 25 mpg mini SUV 666,675 miles.

So I wouldn't want the car because of the fuel savings. I'd want it because it freaking hauls ass! Just gotta win a lottery or something...

PatrickHenry · Jul 20, 2006, 04:23 pm

The video: http://autos.netscape.com/story/2006...ics-and-specs/

Jul 20, 2006, 07:59 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
Samildanach Pragmatist Location: UK London Posts: 1,979	Electric Ion powered sports car http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0...l?tw=rss.index I thought that battery tech was what was limiting the adoption of electric cars. Not only was that assumption completely wrong. this guy has developed a car which runs on lithium ion laptop batteries and goes 0 - 60 in four seconds with a range of 250 miles. I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs and insanity for everyone, but its always worked for me. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." (Ernest Hemingway)

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5010 mostly harmless Location: USA Posts: 1,284	At MSRP of $80k, and considering $3 a gallon, the car is worth 26,667 gallons of gas. That amount of gas could take my 25 mpg mini SUV 666,675 miles. So I wouldn't want the car because of the fuel savings. I'd want it because it freaking hauls ass! Just gotta win a lottery or something... - solo (my site)

Jul 20, 2006, 04:23 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
PatrickHenry 9/11: Inside Job Location: Hawai'i, Big Island Posts: 10,438	The video: http://autos.netscape.com/story/2006...ics-and-specs/ "Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams