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230mph Electric Car

Posted by michael on from the never-know-what-hit-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It ain't cheap, but Hiroshi Shimizu has finally shown off his latest electric car 'Eliica'. It accelerates faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo, and will cruise for 200 miles on a one hour charge. Stories at drive.com.au, and an image video and tech video. Interestingly, Shimizu believes that the Japanese motor industry is deliberately ignoring his invention and instead focusing on complex hybrids, as a simple electric engine dramatically lowers the cost of manufacturing, and will lead to a flood of cheap, mass produced cars from Chinese factories." A UK auto site has a story as well, including a test drive.

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  1. He had better be careful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    USA may have to invade to stop this.

    1. Re:He had better be careful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well maybe it wasn't modded a "haha" type of funny, but more of a "muahahaha" type of funny.

    2. Re:He had better be careful. by n3wtonian · · Score: 5, Funny

      No No No.
      You have to say "USA may have to liberate them to stop this."