http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/22/chevy-spark-ev-commercial-has-oomph/ Chevy Spark EV Commercial Has Oomph! by Christopher DeMorro July 22, 2013 Gas2
[image http://i2.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/07/spark-ev-commercial.jpg spark-ev-commercial video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYlToxn9Mhs Electric Vehicle: Pure. Electric. Fun. in the Spark EV | Chevrolet Chevrolet Jul 11, 2013 Introducing the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV. It's a pure electric vehicle that packs 400 foot pounds of torque, making it a car powered by electricity that moves like electricity. Learn more about the all-new, pure electric Spark EV: http://www.chevrolet.com/spark-ev-electric-vehicle.html ] With 400 ft-lbs of torque and zero emissions, the Chevy Spark EV is an electric car with some oomph behind it. Consumer Reports was so enamored with the Spark EV that they recommended the electric variant over the gas-powered version. The first commercial for the Spark EV goes a step further, comparing the little electric car to…a Ferrari? While it may have a range of only 82 miles, the Spark EV can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 7.6 seconds. While not blisteringly fast, it’s a fair bit quicker than Nissan Leaf, which takes 9 or 10 seconds to make the same sprint. That 400 ft-lbs of torque rating also means the Spark technically has more torque than the Ferrari 458 Italia, though the Ferrari takes just 3 seconds to go from 0 to 60. Still, as far as electric cars are concerned, the Chevy Spark EV is the fastest EV under $30,000 right now. In fact, save for the Tesla Model S and Tesla Roadster, there isn’t a faster electric car you can buy for less than $100,000, though the BMW i3 may give it a run for its money ... [© Cleantechnica 2012] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Oh, Lord, plugged in Lodi again EVLN: Mercedes-Benz’s Twizy EV look-alike EVLN: GM wants ice drivers to switch to Spark EVs EVLN: Superfast Wrightspeed e-truck is weird, eerily-silent, & awesome EVLN: Zoe, first girlracer.co.uk drive + EVLN: NYC Cabbies & passengers love 'lectric Leaf taxis {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Chevy-Spark-EV-Commercial-wants-to-torque-you-around-video-tp4664426.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
