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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...tly-1843529789
History was made recently when this bright orange dart of a car became the first electric car to eclipse 200 miles per hour in the quarter mile. Running a 7.520 second pass at 201.07 miles per hour, the Current Technology 2.0 dragster ran a world record pass in only its second pass of the day. Of course, this isn’t near as quick as the professional Top Fuel folks are running, but it’s a milestone that deserves celebration nonetheless. This run from Steve Huff beats the current record held by drag racing legend Big Daddy Don Garlits, who hit 189 miles per hour on a pass last year in his “Swamp Rat 38”racer. The Current Technology 2.0 racer is based on a 240" wheelbase NHRA dragster certified to 6.50 second passes. It’s powered by 800 volts of custom lithium polymer battery. Out back, this racer has a pair of custom-wound axial flux dual stack electric motors producing the equivalent of 2400 horsepower and 2000 foot lubs of torque. All-in, with the driver installed, this thing weighs just 2010 pounds. Could you imagine driving something with more than one horsepower per pound? The video is wild, because when you see a big set of Mickey Thompson slicks, you expect to hear the alcohol cackle of a big supercharged V8. But instead the thing is totally silent. It barely makes a noise until Steve mats the accelerator pedal and instantly liquefies a few milimeters off the surface of the tire. When the hammer drops, the thing is gone, again with no noise to speak of. Amazing. As electric technology develops, we’re going to get bigger and more impressive numbers. As battery tech gets lighter and more energy dense, as motor tech gets more powerful, as all of this is heavily researched, it’ll be the old-school hot rodders doing as much impressive EV tuning as the egg heads in silicon valley. This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. * |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
In article , Mitchell Holman
says... Miloch wrote in : https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...rd-nearly-sile ntly-1843529789 This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. My Tesla goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. When I floor it you are literally thrown back in your seat, very handy for entering freeways and taking advantage of even slight gaps in traffic. Sheesh...didn't know they could accelerate like that! Back in the day, I was an avid drag racing fan...saw Denny Milani kill himself at 200 MPH while night racing at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip. * |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
Miloch wrote in
: In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...cord-nearly-si le ntly-1843529789 This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. My Tesla goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. When I floor it you are literally thrown back in your seat, very handy for entering freeways and taking advantage of even slight gaps in traffic. Sheesh...didn't know they could accelerate like that! One key advantage is the lack of a transmission. Those little pauses while your car changes gear add up, wereas electric cars have constant acceleration right up until their top speed. Back in the day, I was an avid drag racing fan...saw Denny Milani kill himself at 200 MPH while night racing at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip. Our local NASCAR track does "time trial" acceleration matches before the race proper, and Teslas always win them. Masseratti is coming out with an electric car that will do 0-60 in 2 seconds. For $250,000........ |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
In article , Mitchell Holman
says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...cord-nearly-si le ntly-1843529789 This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. My Tesla goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. When I floor it you are literally thrown back in your seat, very handy for entering freeways and taking advantage of even slight gaps in traffic. Sheesh...didn't know they could accelerate like that! One key advantage is the lack of a transmission. Those little pauses while your car changes gear add up, wereas electric cars have constant acceleration right up until their top speed. Back in the day, I was an avid drag racing fan...saw Denny Milani kill himself at 200 MPH while night racing at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip. Our local NASCAR track does "time trial" acceleration matches before the race proper, and Teslas always win them. Masseratti is coming out with an electric car that will do 0-60 in 2 seconds. For $250,000........ I read something about them doing it...but not sure how far they'll get after just a 'one off'...I'll believe it when they produce a decent amount at whatever the $250,000 apiece traffic will bear. Ferrari is saying they'll go into electric car production in 2025...we'll see. Not sure Enzo would approve. * |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
Miloch wrote in
: In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...record-nearly- si le ntly-1843529789 This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. My Tesla goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. When I floor it you are literally thrown back in your seat, very handy for entering freeways and taking advantage of even slight gaps in traffic. Sheesh...didn't know they could accelerate like that! One key advantage is the lack of a transmission. Those little pauses while your car changes gear add up, wereas electric cars have constant acceleration right up until their top speed. Back in the day, I was an avid drag racing fan...saw Denny Milani kill himself at 200 MPH while night racing at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip. Our local NASCAR track does "time trial" acceleration matches before the race proper, and Teslas always win them. Masseratti is coming out with an electric car that will do 0-60 in 2 seconds. For $250,000........ I read something about them doing it...but not sure how far they'll get after just a 'one off'...I'll believe it when they produce a decent amount at whatever the $250,000 apiece traffic will bear. Ferrari is saying they'll go into electric car production in 2025...we'll see. Not sure Enzo would approve. It's the wave of the future. The sheer convenience of charging your car at night in your garage as opposed to shivering at a gas station pump is hard to beat. The dash layout took some getting used to but now I hooked on the huge traffic display. |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
In article , Mitchell Holman
says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...record-nearly- si le ntly-1843529789 This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. My Tesla goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. When I floor it you are literally thrown back in your seat, very handy for entering freeways and taking advantage of even slight gaps in traffic. Sheesh...didn't know they could accelerate like that! One key advantage is the lack of a transmission. Those little pauses while your car changes gear add up, wereas electric cars have constant acceleration right up until their top speed. Back in the day, I was an avid drag racing fan...saw Denny Milani kill himself at 200 MPH while night racing at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip. Our local NASCAR track does "time trial" acceleration matches before the race proper, and Teslas always win them. Masseratti is coming out with an electric car that will do 0-60 in 2 seconds. For $250,000........ I read something about them doing it...but not sure how far they'll get after just a 'one off'...I'll believe it when they produce a decent amount at whatever the $250,000 apiece traffic will bear. Ferrari is saying they'll go into electric car production in 2025...we'll see. Not sure Enzo would approve. It's the wave of the future. The sheer convenience of charging your car at night in your garage as opposed to shivering at a gas station pump is hard to beat. The dash layout took some getting used to but now I hooked on the huge traffic display. The display is huge!! Looks like it could be more of a distraction. I assume you can lower it out of the way. * |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
Miloch wrote in
: In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-elec...g-record-nearl y- si le ntly-1843529789 This is like the 1950s hot rodding scene all over again. And it’s a glorious time to be a gear head. EVs already own the Pikes Peak record, how long until they own every track record? Whatever number of years you’re thinking, I bet it’s sooner than that. My Tesla goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. When I floor it you are literally thrown back in your seat, very handy for entering freeways and taking advantage of even slight gaps in traffic. Sheesh...didn't know they could accelerate like that! One key advantage is the lack of a transmission. Those little pauses while your car changes gear add up, wereas electric cars have constant acceleration right up until their top speed. Back in the day, I was an avid drag racing fan...saw Denny Milani kill himself at 200 MPH while night racing at Half Moon Bay Drag Strip. Our local NASCAR track does "time trial" acceleration matches before the race proper, and Teslas always win them. Masseratti is coming out with an electric car that will do 0-60 in 2 seconds. For $250,000........ I read something about them doing it...but not sure how far they'll get after just a 'one off'...I'll believe it when they produce a decent amount at whatever the $250,000 apiece traffic will bear. Ferrari is saying they'll go into electric car production in 2025...we'll see. Not sure Enzo would approve. It's the wave of the future. The sheer convenience of charging your car at night in your garage as opposed to shivering at a gas station pump is hard to beat. The dash layout took some getting used to but now I hooked on the huge traffic display. The display is huge!! Looks like it could be more of a distraction. I assume you can lower it out of the way. Not really. In fact I use it a lot, for traffic maps and music selection. At first I was put off by the lack of an intrument panel, then I remembered there aren't any instruments. No gas gauge, no water temp, no oil pressure, no tach. The only things to monitor are speed and battery level, and those are on the panel. |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
In article , Mitchell Holman
says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : The display is huge!! Looks like it could be more of a distraction. I assume you can lower it out of the way. Not really. In fact I use it a lot, for traffic maps and music selection. At first I was put off by the lack of an intrument panel, then I remembered there aren't any instruments. No gas gauge, no water temp, no oil pressure, no tach. The only things to monitor are speed and battery level, and those are on the panel. What about heating/AC etc that normally run off internal combustion engine? * |
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Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall - electric dragster.mp4
Miloch wrote in
: In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : In article , Mitchell Holman says... Miloch wrote in : The display is huge!! Looks like it could be more of a distraction. I assume you can lower it out of the way. Not really. In fact I use it a lot, for traffic maps and music selection. At first I was put off by the lack of an intrument panel, then I remembered there aren't any instruments. No gas gauge, no water temp, no oil pressure, no tach. The only things to monitor are speed and battery level, and those are on the panel. What about heating/AC etc that normally run off internal combustion engine? All provided by electrity. In fact it has a "constant climate" feature that lets you keep the car interior at a constant temp while parked. Handy if you have a pet inside, or just don't want to get into hot car on a hot day. Can't do that with a gas powered car...... |
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