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StanAE86
11-17-2005, 01:00 AM
My friend knows the CEO guy...

11.98 @ 117 MPH

Apparently, it topped out before hitting the end of the 1/4 mile so that's also its terminal verlocity.

http://tinyurl.com/cumpx
twboy1999
11-17-2005, 01:54 AM
holy shit

how the f did they make the eletric car so fast

but the race against the cgt,, cgt has no traction at all
vitojad
11-17-2005, 02:26 AM
isnt that an ariel atom??
why would u swap the supercharged CTR engine for an electric engine , even if it still ran in the 11s ???
exhausted mules
11-17-2005, 07:06 AM
isnt that an ariel atom??
why would u swap the supercharged CTR engine for an electric engine , even if it still ran in the 11s ???

to prove a point.
jon_s
11-17-2005, 08:26 AM
Holy mother of God! That is really impressive!
Daggernite
11-17-2005, 08:33 AM
Its impressive, but remeber the atom's chassis weights nothing compared to a CGT. But dont get me wrong, i give it credit.
dutchmasterflex
11-17-2005, 11:20 AM
the only problem about electric engines are the batteries.. performance from an electric motor is amazing.. its INSTANT power and torque.. im suprised they squeezed everything on that small chassis... but i doubt that car doesnt run for more than an hour or two.. can probably only run a couple drag races for each charge..
nthfinity
11-17-2005, 12:00 PM
can probably only run a couple drag races for each charge

i'd really only respect it when it is running 6's in the 1/4 if it needs to be charged inbetween runs... (like rebuilding a block between runs in top fuel)

but running 117 in 12s really not that impressive when the chassis is only 1/2 the wight of a normal sportscar... which is why honda 4 bangers do it in an atom chassis.
racer_f50
11-17-2005, 07:10 PM
electric cars have been capable of good performance for a few years now. I recall seeing something on Tech TV 2 years ago showing an electric car which did 0-60mph in 4 seconds. Still a low top speed like this one, but pretty impressive, and with a more substantial body shell.

the one in this vid is really impressive though. would be interesting to see it against a Veyron 8)
tata1234
11-18-2005, 06:07 PM
Very impresive, never though that an eletric car could do this.
TypeLT
11-21-2005, 04:10 PM
Where I did my undergrad, I was on an electric car team for awhile. The chassis was basically an open wheel setup with the batteries on the left and right side between the from and rear tires (about 48 motorcycle batteries iirc). It didn't really use anything special, just an electric motor out of GM's first electric car, the EV1. For us the car needed to do quite a few laps so the battery weight was considerable, but man, that thing would easily break loose in second if you wanted to. We went through quite a few VW beetle transmissions (they had straight cut racing gears too). It was always fun to watch the rev counter fly to 10,000 rpm in a second too :)

Still, I never would have expected it to beat a carrera GT!
matoias
11-21-2005, 06:36 PM
wheres is the vid?
Speedracer38
11-21-2005, 11:02 PM
wheres is the vid?

link doesnt work for me either :?
vexor
11-21-2005, 11:20 PM
wheres is the vid?

link doesnt work for me either :?

same


The only problem that I have with electric cars is the noise.... there isn't any !!!! If only electric cars had the sound of a Ferrari or a Zonda F
JoeHahn
11-22-2005, 01:02 AM
It could beat a Veyron aswell.... if the Veyron driver was as clumsy as that Carrera GT one :lol:
chest3r
11-22-2005, 09:49 PM
wheres is the vid?

link doesnt work for me either :?

same

The only problem that I have with electric cars is the noise.... there isn't any !!!! If only electric cars had the sound of a Ferrari or a Zonda F

Install this :lol: :P

:arrow: http://www.vroombox.com

I would love to see that in a car :lol: :lol:
antonioledesma
11-22-2005, 10:18 PM
holy shit

how the f did they make the eletric car so fast

electric motors have a very step curve at their start. While a 4-time engine must "wait" until it gets moving, gains rpm's, etc, the electric motor has already finished the race. In electric motors you don't have any kind of lag at the startup (unless you consider the time it takes the motor to be at its nominal speed and electric current and voltage.
the only ways you can make an electric motor go slow is having a starter or not giving the motor the Amperage it needs.

So it's no surprise to see that (but I haven't seen the video :mrgreen:)