Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-08 Thread Bill Dube via EV
The KillaCycle does 0 to 60 mph (0 to ~100 km/h) in less than 1 second. There are quite a few electric vehicles that do 0 to 100 km/h in far less than 1.8 seconds. This is a 60 ft time of about 1.55 seconds, and there is a long list of NEDRA vehicles that do this routinely. To name a few:

Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-08 Thread David Nelson via EV
An InsideEVs article mentioned the same thing and pointed out that this was a World Record for a student designed EV with a 100Kw limit, IIRC. Like has been mentioned in the past, put enough qualifications on it and anything can be a world record. In fact, this email is a world record because it

[EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2820842/The-fastest-little-car-world-Electric-car-smashes-world-record-accelerating-0-100km-h-just-1-8-seconds.html The fastest little car in the world: Electric car smashes world record by accelerating from 0-100km/h in under 1.8 seconds By Mark

Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread Chris Tromley via EV
With all due respect to the Swiss researchers, I believe Plasma Boy was faster than that a few years ago in his White Zombie - a door-slammer Datsun 1200 conversion. Chris On Nov 7, 2014 5:39 AM, brucedp5 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote:

Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread Allan Booth via EV
Hi Tony We can look for our own info but it will not make any difference to the plate we have fitted Allan On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 2:47 AM, Chris Tromley via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: With all due respect to the Swiss researchers, I believe Plasma Boy was faster than that a few years ago in

Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On Nov 7, 2014, at 6:47 AM, Chris Tromley via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: With all due respect to the Swiss researchers, I believe Plasma Boy was faster than that a few years ago in his White Zombie - a door-slammer Datsun 1200 conversion. Not just Plasma Boy, but several others, as well.