World’s Fastest Electric Car is a 1972 Datsun
Out on the dragstrip, one hardly expects the car kicking ass and taking names to be an old ‘72 Datsun 1200. Especially when the losers are driving BMWs, Corvettes and Ferraris. But those guys didn’t get pwned by any ol’ Datsun…this one’s electric!
It seems a bit like a paradox. Drag racing is flame-dipped muscle cars with bikini-clad hood ornaments spread over the hood. Electric cars, not so much.
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But John ‘Plasma Boy‘ Wayland’s White Zombie is a game changer.
It goes from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds! In fact, it can take a quarter-mile in 11.46 seconds reaching a top speed of 114 mph - that’s a world record. And it’s street-legal.
The White Zombie is powered by two motors; motors that are usually used to operate forklifts. It’s filled up with over 60 batteries that occupy both the trunk and the back seat. All of this gives the White Zombie about 300 hp, and the ability to beat every combustion engine it comes up against.
It takes about 20 minutes to fully charge the car, and it can get up to 40 miles on a full charge.
So how does a ‘72 Datsun knock down a souped up Corvette? Well, electric vehicles have an abundance of torque and they have it all from a standing stop. So they just explode off the starting line.
I think it’s safe to say that the future of racing is green.
Image: dragtimes.com
you are aware that top fule dragsters are combustion engine vehicles right? that they can run sub 8 second 1/4 mile times?? there are 10 second street cars as well…
To all the people saying, “OMG! It uses coal somewhere along the line”…
Yes, it MAY use fossil fuels, but the plants are far more efficient than car engines. Also — this is the first step in going green. Electricity is the best medium for energy since it can be produced in a green way (solar, wind, thermal, water..etc). Gas cannot be used in a green way.
Batteries can be recycled as well… so there’s very little waste going on with electric cars and once the batteries (or capacitors) are improved they’ll recharge very quickly and go many miles.
“and the ability to beat every combustion engine it comes up against.”
No. 11 seconds is fast for sure, but combustion engines can make the run in about 4.
Hmmm 60 batteries huh.. Lets NOT forget what it costs as far as carbon footprint in the making of a battery. Mining materials to make the battery, shipping the raw material to processing plant, energy to make the battery, shipping battery to seller… the list goes on. Now when those batteries are past their rechargeable life span where does all that waste go?? Hmmmph electric cars are in no way greener than a clean burning gas fueled car.
Don’t forget the OZONE
All the people whining about how the electricity comes from power plants…
Power plants are an order of magnitude more efficient than internal combustion engines, even with transmission losses.
I won’t dispute that electric cars could be greener than internal combustion engines (has anyone done an analysis of the pollution costs of battery manufacture?) but I DO dispute the narrator saying the cars are 100% emission free. They’re not.
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