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Post  SuperDave Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:21 am

So much for "big cube" IC engines.


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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:10 pm

Watch what?
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Post  SuperDave Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:27 pm

nitroairplane wrote:Watch what?

The site posted doesn't seem to want to print as a link.

It shows a '72 Electric-powered Datsun 510 in Oregon turning the quarter-mile in eleven seconds then being street-driven home on the road with other cars. And this was in '07 IIRC.

Just waiting for Keith and Jaspur to "chime in" on this.
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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:36 pm

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1686

I believe that is what Dave was talking about.
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Post  SuperDave Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:54 pm

nitroairplane wrote:http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1686

I believe that is what Dave was talking about.

Yes it is nitro. Thank you. I remember then that car was first run in '07.

The owner claimed that it was the fastest electric street-driven car in the world. Pretty amazing that car that fast can be driven to the grocery store or the shopping mall too.
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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:58 pm

The faster road legal car at the moment is the SC ultimate aero EV it is due to come into regular production soon.
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Post  Surfer_kris Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:08 pm

I wonder how "green" it really is. With electricity produced from coal (?) and batteries that only a last a couple of years at best etc....
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Post  John Goddard Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:09 pm

And wait till they have to start digging holes to put those old batterys in...............
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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:10 pm

That what I say.
I make up any excuse to use gas powered planes yet drive a hybrid Smile
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Post  SuperDave Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:34 pm

Surfer_kris wrote:I wonder how "green" it really is. With electricity produced from coal (?) and batteries that only a last a couple of years at best etc....

kris:

Yes coal and also oil. Here in the Pacific Northwest we use hydro power to generate electricity and it's relatively inexpensive.

Modern batteries last far longer than the old lead/acid ones but even they have improved.

We replaced the battery in our van recently. The original lasted seven years then it went to the recycler.
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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:36 pm

Do you recon he is running LIfe-po?
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Post  Surfer_kris Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:57 pm

I'm more interested in non-electric stuff, how about a diesel driven mobile phone; Miniature jet cheers
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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:03 pm

Kris I will be counting on you for that Smile
Just wait till I get a .010 diesel going Smile
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Post  SuperDave Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:09 pm

nitroairplane wrote:Do you recon he is running LIfe-po?

Huh? What is "LIfe-po". A new kind of dog food? Laughing
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Post  GermanBeez Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:10 pm

what would be REALLY interesting is if they could combine the high power electric motors that they already use with
a specialized fuel cell, i bet that would make the dragster pretty light!
Li-FePo
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Post  SuperDave Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:20 pm

GermanBeez wrote:
Li-FePo
Lithium-Ferrum(iron)Polymer battery

beez: Thanks that answers the question that I put to Indra.

Storage battery technology has advance light years recently.
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Post  nitroairplane Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:26 pm

Oh yeah sorry Dave I sorta forgot to answer that.
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Post  Jaspur_x Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:13 am

John Goddard wrote:And wait till they have to start digging holes to put those old batterys in...............

At least the replacement car batteries will be cheap,not the price the quality,probably nicads lol

But thats ok because what could that possibly hurt right


Who would want an electric car? They have been building electric dirtbikes for a while now,I never heard of anyone even wanting 1 , set aside from someone actually buying 1 Fireworks
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Post  GermanBeez Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:25 am

yup, they just seem sorta...wussy Very Happy
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Post  Cribbs74 Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:43 am

I doubt electric will ever dominate in the top fuel department. A Datsun 510 is pretty light weight compared to a full on funny car. I imagine within the next century gas powered vehicles will become scarce. I just hope it happens after I croak!

Until then I will continue to drive my 72 Dodge pickup everyday.

Electric has it's advantages but, it doesn't stir my soul......you dig?

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Post  SuperDave Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:13 am

Ron:

I understand that too but petro-fuel is as thing of the past and not the future.

"Drill baby, drill!" - Sarah Palin - '08 "Drill where, Sarah?" I ask.
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