Sometimes when I give some one a ride in my Ev they will say " That almost like a gas car" Which shows how much they missed to point . Like telling an artist "looks almost like a photograph" I would be very impress with 90 miles /13.5 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: Re: Conversion Concept Musings
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Roden (Akron OH USA) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: Conversion Concept Musings > > > > On 25 Sep 2002 at 3:30, Jon "Sheer" Pullen wrote: > > > > > after driving the car 90 miles > > > today, I did a 0-60 test and got about 13.5s with just me in the car.... > > > I genuinely thought she was faster. Ah well.. > > > > What's with the "ah well"? That's quite a reasonable figure -- plenty of > > acceleration for anything but racing. Twenty-five years ago, Volkswagen > > bragged about their 13 second 0-60 time for the Rabbit. This figure only > > seems low to you because most US vehicles are overpowered (IMO). > > > > Second that, dave! No "Ah well's here, Sheer , thats damn FINE! Keep up > the good work, an' lettin' us know how those batteries are doing. Thinking > of my next one with them, system like yurs, indiferant to cold weather, > freed from the Puke hart rule, too. > > My two watts worth > > Bob > 0-60 in 25 sec with HHP-8 AC upgrade, loco@5 cars, Amtrak Northeast > Corridor Racing team<G>! Historical dept; Pennsy GG-1 0-100 in 64 sec, one > test car, in 1934! > >
