https://sploid.gizmodo.com/daredevil-inventor-upgrades-an-electric-mobility-scoote-1821649593 Daredevil Inventor Upgrades an Electric Mobility Scooter to Accelerate Like a Tesla December 29, 2017 Andrew Liszewski
[image https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Zd6gR7Ix--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/yzjzwaax6rfgolco5jqh.gif video https://youtu.be/iLo0p0QLiBI YouTube via Likecool ] One of the many benefits of battery-powered cars is the incredible torque and acceleration an electric motor can generate. It’s not just a feature exclusive to Teslas; you can actually upgrade almost any electric vehicle with equally ridiculous acceleration—even a mobility scooter. There’s not a lot of details about how this upgrade was performed, but you can assume that, in addition to a bigger battery and beefier motor, the scooter’s structural integrity was (hopefully) strengthened so that it doesn’t just disintegrate at its new top speed of around 62 MPH. [© 2017 Gizmodo Media] + https://uk.news.yahoo.com/electric-car-james-bond-drive-111107727.html What electric car would James Bond drive? 29 December 2017 With the real-life car industry moving towards electrification and away from combustion engines, shouldn't Q Branch start issuing the UK's top (fictional) secret agent with an electric-powered performance car instead? We've picked five electric cars that would look the part in any-high speed car chase with Bond behind the ... Jaguar | E-type Zero https://youtu.be/PnPArmzTSjw https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/GOP-Tax-Bill-Is-A-Boon-For-Oil-And-Gas.html ... Dec 30, 2017 ... The electric vehicle industry was also spared, thanks to the retention of the $7,500 tax credit when an electric vehicle (EV) is purchased ... http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/18/tax-credits-for-electric-cars-wind-energ http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20171230/obamas-pollution-free-society-is-needed-to-combat-climate-change Obama's 'pollution-free society' is needed to combat climate change Dec 30, 2017 Big Auto and Big Oil killed the electric car once. They won't be permitted to do so again. In the mid-1990s, General Motors manufactured a limited production run of the electric EV1. GM's EV1 was a corporate ruse designed to prove to consumers that there was no great demand for the electric car. Between GM and Chrysler ... http://www.hollandsentinel.com/storyimage/MI/20171230/NEWS/171239989/AR/0/AR-171239989.jpg?Q=75&maxW=960&maxH=960 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)