Fox Business reports that a lithium-titanate-powered dragster has set a new electric vehicle speed record for the quarter mile. Dennis "Kilowatt" Berube drove the Current Eliminator V into history on Sunday. The Eliminator clocked-in with a 7.963-second quarter mile run, during which man and machine reached 160.65 mph. Berube actually broke the record twice. Earlier in the same day, he bested the current (no pun intended) EV quarter mile record. On his second run, he set the new new one. While the Eliminator thusly eliminates the electric vehicle's golf cart rep, we doubt it can go 250 miles on a single charge and then recharge in three hours. Then again, neither can any other electric car…
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I wonder where they found a suitable transmission?
Betcha it uses the same 1-speed unit that Tesla is considering. Not a bad idea considering this type of motorsport thrives on the GM Powerglide.
Does it even need a transmission?
I’ve been waiting for the day when the fastest full size drag cars, like their 1/10th and 1/8th scale counterparts, are actually electric and not fueled (alcohol, nitro, etc.)….
Are we approaching that day? Will the drag strip ever sound the same?
I saw this small toyota corona from the 70’s that had two forklift motors and a trunk full of batteries run 11’s in the quarter. It’s called the White Zombie
http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/videos.php
Spanks everything it runs against.
GS650G: I saw this small toyota corona from the 70’s that had two forklift motors and a trunk full of batteries run 11’s in the quarter. It’s called the White Zombie.
Um… It’s a Datsun 1200. Still, pretty impressive.
So when do they start electrifying the quarter mile? Cars are much faster without hundreds of pounds of batteries… =P
good for him….but who cares……