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The Flux Capacitor Becomes World's Fastest Street-Legal Electric Car (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader writes from a report via Ars Technica: Jonny Smith now has the world's fastest street-legal electric car, called the Flux Capacitor. Previously, the Flux Capacitor was only Europe's fastest street-legal electric vehicle, with a less than 11 second, 1/4-mile time under it's belt. Now it can run the quarter-mile in 9.87 seconds, thanks to the extra 44 cells added to the existing 144-cell Hyperdrive Innovation lithium-ion battery pack. That has boosted the car from 370v to 400v and the range from about 30 miles (48km) to about 50 miles (80km). "The combination of big voltage, amps, and phenomenal grip gave us early ten-second quarter miles, and when we braved the RPM limit of the motors, we managed a nine [second run]," Smith told Ars Technica. "Despite all of this power and speed, the little Enfield still felt smooth, stable, and happy, which is unbelievable given that it was designed to do 40 miles an hour."
You USofA posters should start to understand that the USofA is a very very very special special place on earth. Not because it is particular "special" or "good" but because it is extremely original different from the rest of the world.
E.g. No one outside of your "country" is driving his kids around 45miles (aka 80km) per day.
Why the fuck would they?
More interesting question: why do you USofA citizens think you are the measure for the rest of the world?
In september I have a new project, less than 10km away from home. Such a car would be perfect. Would not even need to recharge it at the project side. Would I use the car to go to work? Hell no! I use my bicycle or the public transport. Why the funk should I drive to work in an (non autonomous) car when I can read a book or /. in a public transport and walk 5 minutes? Or do my "sports" on a bike by riding it 30 minutes?
The world of USofA is very very special ... should start to grasp that the rest of the world is very very different.
Cost free eBook I read (by iBook/Kobo/Amazon/ObookO/Gutenberg etc.): "The Green Odyssey" by Philip Jose Farmer.