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B Calm

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11. What keeps it from falling over at red lights?

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 07:13 PM

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Do battery powered sports cars work and are they reliable? [View all] 2on2u Jul 2012 OP

Sure, but the downside is distance per charge and recharging times. Electric Monk Jul 2012 #1

What's your recharge time Monk.... I'm hoping you saw the Prieto battery tech, if not 2on2u Jul 2012 #2

Basically no, the weight of the batteries kills handling. 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #3

The newer lithium batteries have a pretty flat discharge curve if you can call it a curve.... 2on2u Jul 2012 #4

Here's an all-electric auto-motorbike hybrid that goes on sale next year aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #5

Yer not fooling me, that blue exhaust is a dead giveaway, this thing runs on smurfjuice. n/t 2on2u Jul 2012 #6

Lol +1000 Glassunion Jul 2012 #18

What keeps it from falling over at red lights? B Calm Jul 2012 #11

Digitally controlled gyroscopes IDemo Jul 2012 #14

Just from watching the video - the gyro system actually would work pretty well. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #23

I spent some time thinking about this concept around 1980 IDemo Jul 2012 #12

So when it runs out of juice or something goes wrong clffrdjk Jul 2012 #13

I'd be very surprised if they didn't include multiple redundant fail-safes IDemo Jul 2012 #16

Landing gear (small side wheels that come down) when the charge gets low aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #22

No question they will have landing gear IDemo Jul 2012 #25

Looked at the site I see $20k no thanks clffrdjk Jul 2012 #15

According to the developper, $20,000 is for the first few units and the price will fall to $16,000 aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #17

$4000 currently yes clffrdjk Jul 2012 #19

I want one. That looks like soooo much fun! tridim Jul 2012 #7

I wonder how the Tesla Roadster would've done against those gas driven cars in that test. nt Selatius Jul 2012 #8

Tesla roadster 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds, Ferrari? .... here's a few, the rest at the link... 2on2u Jul 2012 #10

Somebody posted one of an electric Fiat (custom) that blew off muscle cars. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #9

The "White Zombie" is a 1972 Datsun 1200 kentauros Jul 2012 #24

Yeah, that's the one. I was mistaken. The image I had in my mind looked like a Fiat. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #26

Electric cars actually have some advantages over cars with internal combustion engines. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #20

That's a rather silly comparo. Especially as the V8 powered Atom trounces those other cars too. EOTE Jul 2012 #21

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