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Electric Car Faster Than A Ferrari or Porsche
jumpeel writes "CNN's Business 2.0 has photos and video of a Silicon Valley-made electric car with a 0-60 acceleration rate that's faster than a Ferrari Spider and a Porsche Carrera. From the article: 'In fact, it's second only to the French-made Bugatti Veyron, a 1,000-horsepower, 16-cylinder beast that hits 60 mph half a second faster and goes for $1.25 million.' The X1 is built by Ian Wright whose valley startup WrightSpeed intends to make a 'a small-production roadster that car fanatics and weekend warriors will happily take home for about $100,000 --a quarter ton of batteries included. The X1 crushed the Ferrari in an eighth-mile sprint and then in the quarter-mile, winning by two car lengths.'"
Electric Car: "I'm an electric car, I can't go very fast, or very far.. and if you drive me, people will think you're gaaayyyyy...."
There's a Starman, waiting in the sky / He'd like to come and meet us, but he hasn't got the time.
Meh. It's cute, but as soon as you add airbags, side impact beams, rollover protection, 1500 watts of stereo with a subwoofer, make it pass US crash rules, etc. it will weigh 3000 lbs and have a range of 50 feet.
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I still think it would be easier to pick up chicks with the Bugatti...
Where are they getting the electicity to run this thing?
I see your point about then paying for electricity. I think I will just hook mine up to my gas generator and bypass that problem entirely.
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
Wel, yes actually, sex is messy.
But, you'll find out about that someday I'm sure...
"infrastructure still sucks"
Are you kidding? All you need is an office by a window and a long extension cord. Just like free gas!
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*electric bill for $400 arrives* Ah fuck.
"I have never won a debate with an ignorant person." -Ali ibn Abi Talib
They could just electrify the track and run some bars overhead.
One step closer to true bumpercars....
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"To be fair, the Ferrari probably had to refuel after the run, too. Just like the electric car didn't carry more charge (batteries) than it needed for the run, IC cars don't carry more fuel than they need, either."
Yeah, I'd hate to see how much slower that electric car would've been, carrying around the extra weight of a full charge.
Scientists are already warning us to get ready for massive "water wars."
Ah, who could forget those?
And when the sun ducked away, we continued the fight inside, soaking every piece of furniture and carpet, nearly drowning the kitten.
Then our mother returned from work and broke our water guns.
But I'm ready.
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