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The World's Fastest Electric Car
Roland Piquepaille writes "In this review, Forbes.com looks at the fastest electric vehicle in the world, the tzero roadster built by AC Propulsion Inc. 'The tzero does 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, according to the company, and it does it on only 200 horsepower.' The company says it starts faster than a Ferrari F355. It also has a limited range of 280 to 300 miles at 60 mph on a single charge. The company expects a price somewhere between a Porsche and a Ferrari, but Forbes says it carries a $220,000 sticker price. This overview contains more details and links. It also includes a rendering of the Tzero. Please note that the Forbes article has a very different focus from the one mentioned in a previous Slashdot reference."
The World's Fastest Electric Car - don't let the price shock you.
..does it run Linux?
World's fastest stopper. 60 to 0 in 0 seconds flat.
Anyone who golfs knows what kind of punch an electric golf cart has from a stand still shouldn't be surprised by this. Nothing beats waiting for your playing partner to get one foot in the cart and then flooring it. He gets bended backwards over the seat like a pretzel. Pisses at your and struggling with a sore back, he shanks it the rest of the round. Fun with inertia!
.. it's damn ugly :), though taste is no matter for discussion!
I fuse with Mercer every single day...
100 miles at 60mph is nothing special nor is it anything good.
That's not an issue with this car. Anybody who can afford to spend $200K on an electric car can easily afford to buy a luxury SUV and trailer stocked with 4 sets of fresh batteries, and hire a pit crew to follow them around and swap batteries as needed.
I have a problem getting into a car that is so likely to become airborne that the manufactuer put in an altimeter.
I don't think that someone who paid $220,000 for the car is going to worry about the price of a car battery...