On 12-01-12 06:49 PM, Terry Blanton wrote:
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence<sa...@pobox.com> wrote:
Most cars nowadays ARE SUVs.
Yeah, they jolt my Scion Xb as they flash by.
Huh. Annoying, aren't they.
Well, if you want to add a little more "getup&go (right-past-them)" to
your Scion you might consider retrofitting an electric conversion from
AC Propulsion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_eBox
200 horse engine, gets from 0 to 60 in 7 seconds flat, according to
Wikipedia. They also list a top speed of 95 MPH, which seems a tad
wimpy for such a zippy 0 to 60 time, but maybe it's due to the power
band being low in the RPMs and lack of an overdrive at a good ratio for
the electric motor. (One downside to the conversion is the $55k price tag.)
