Comments on: Will the Electric Car Survive?

By: vfx

vfx — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:08:57 +0000

For the record on the Tesla – Tango drag race, later they switched drivers.

From the Tesla owner:
“Actually the Tango was owned by Nat Simons in Berkeley, not me, which was only 35 miles away from the drag strip; I live 70 miles away and so the 45-mile range of the Tango makes getting there problematic.

The Tesla is the one I own, and in this video, drive, and that’s why it does so slow; the guy in the other car weighs about 80 pounds less than I do. When we leveled the playing field and let him drive the Tesla on a later run, it got 14.498, which is only 18 thousands of a second slower than the Tango.

Also, please note, the reason we were there that day was to set a NEDRA record for fastest production electric car on a drag strip; indeed, we got it. See National Electric Drag Racing Association – Record Holders”

Either way, electric wins.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:31:57 +0000

I’m mainly worried about the current economic climate and low gas prices setting EVs back several years. I have no doubt that it’ll eventually happen.

By: ZAP Alias

ZAP Alias — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:03:04 +0000

The EV will most certainly survive this, its second coming. Reason is that this time around people are concerned not only about kicking the oil habit, they also want to reduce their carbon footprint and make a difference.

By: Bruce McIntire

Bruce McIntire — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:36:50 +0000

Where did you get your blog layout from? I’d like to get one like it for my blog.