Re: The Electric Car

Oct 10, 2007 2 Replies



>>Toyota is coming out with a Lithium-based car in the near future.
>>
>>I think the first car to ever hit 100 MPH was electric.
>>

Doubtful with lead-acid cells.


>There was a news segment done recently on an electric cycle, the
>>machine gets up to 150 MPH and does 0-60 in 1 second. That's pretty
>>violent acceleration, on par with fighter jets and rockets.
>
> Roughly 3G. Must be hard on tires.
>

Above 1G any RWD vehicle will lift the front. 2G would be suicide.



Don't fuel dragsters break 1G?

This site claims 3.3:

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and they are definitely rear-wheel drive.

John

There ARE ways now I am thinking about it. dragsters have a weighted front end on a long arm and a LOW center of mass. so I stand corrected.

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