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More Tesla Model S street racing from the guys at Drag Times. This time they're racing the Model S Performance against a 2008 Mitsubishi Evo is running 25 psi boots with a full turbo back exhaust, tune, intake and upgraded clutch.
This race is from a 20 MPH rolling start.
Finally the GoPro video of the Pikes Peak EV class winning run is uploaded.
Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima returned to the 91st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with his E-Runner Special electric car. Tajima was back and more determined than ever, not only to break his personal record (9:51.278 in 2011) but to make a statement that the electric car is a force to reckon with.
Tajima set a new personal record of 9:46.530, winning the Electric class and placing 5th overall.
Another street race from the guys at Drag Times this time against a Pontiac GTO, better know in Australia as a Holden Commodore.
Another street race from the guys at Drag Times this time against a Pontiac GTO, better know in Australia as a Holden Commodore.
Engadget got to test drive the The Spark EV, GM's first pure electric car since the company scrapped the EV1 program in 2002.
Performance is quite impressive for an EV this size: it sprints to 60mph in just 7.6 seconds with a top speed of 90mph. The 21kWh nano-phosphate Li-ion battery pack is liquid cooled / heated and is located in the floor. It offers a range of up to 82 miles and takes less than seven hours to fully charge using a level 2 (240V) charging station. Better yet, with a DC fast-charging option coming to the Spark EV later this year, you'll be able to charge the battery to 80% capacity in just 20 minutes.
Chevy's managed to keep the weight down to 2967lbs, which is pretty svelte for a pure electric car. This, combined a low center of gravity and a close to 50/50 weight distribution makes the Spark EV nimble and fun to drive.
Source: Engadget
A short 'pre-teaser' video of the BMW i3 has popped up ahead of Monday's launch. BMW are playing social media to the max on this one.
Source: Facebook BMW i3 Group
Translogic head back to the Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Texas to check out Formula Sun.
The Formula Sun Grand Prix solar car race attracts college teams from across the globe to compete and promote clean energy.
Some of these teams will, no doubt, be shaking down their vehicles in preparation for the World Solar Challenge race across Australia in October.
Marking GM's return to building full-electric cars, the Chevrolet Spark EV improves upon its slow and noisy gasoline-powered version. Performance is quick but recharge times are slow.
When IndyCar's Andretti Autosport announced itself as a team entry in the new FIA Formula E Championship launching in 2014, it's time for Leo Parente and ShakeDown to bring you up to speed on this global open-wheel racing series that will run on full-electric power.
10 races, 10 teams, 2 drivers per team, 4 cars - because rather than change tires or swap batteries, the 2 mandatory pitstops in each 1-hour race will see drivers swapping cars to keep racing [the other car recharges between stops]. Then, there is the RC car sound vs 'real engines'!
Short video showing inside Tesla's 5 million-square-foot NUMMI plant in Fremont, California.
