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The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
So much for "big cube" IC engines.
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
nitroairplane wrote:Watch what?
The site posted doesn't seem to want to print as a link.
It shows a '72 Electric-powered Datsun 510 in Oregon turning the quarter-mile in eleven seconds then being street-driven home on the road with other cars. And this was in '07 IIRC.
Just waiting for Keith and Jaspur to "chime in" on this.
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
nitroairplane wrote:http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1686
I believe that is what Dave was talking about.
Yes it is nitro. Thank you. I remember then that car was first run in '07.
The owner claimed that it was the fastest electric street-driven car in the world. Pretty amazing that car that fast can be driven to the grocery store or the shopping mall too.
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
The faster road legal car at the moment is the SC ultimate aero EV it is due to come into regular production soon.
Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
I wonder how "green" it really is. With electricity produced from coal (?) and batteries that only a last a couple of years at best etc....
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
And wait till they have to start digging holes to put those old batterys in...............
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
That what I say.
I make up any excuse to use gas powered planes yet drive a hybrid
I make up any excuse to use gas powered planes yet drive a hybrid
Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
Surfer_kris wrote:I wonder how "green" it really is. With electricity produced from coal (?) and batteries that only a last a couple of years at best etc....
kris:
Yes coal and also oil. Here in the Pacific Northwest we use hydro power to generate electricity and it's relatively inexpensive.
Modern batteries last far longer than the old lead/acid ones but even they have improved.
We replaced the battery in our van recently. The original lasted seven years then it went to the recycler.
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
I'm more interested in non-electric stuff, how about a diesel driven mobile phone; Miniature jet
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
Kris I will be counting on you for that
Just wait till I get a .010 diesel going
Just wait till I get a .010 diesel going
Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
nitroairplane wrote:Do you recon he is running LIfe-po?
Huh? What is "LIfe-po". A new kind of dog food?
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
what would be REALLY interesting is if they could combine the high power electric motors that they already use with
a specialized fuel cell, i bet that would make the dragster pretty light!
Li-FePo
Lithium-Ferrum(iron)Polymer battery
a specialized fuel cell, i bet that would make the dragster pretty light!
Li-FePo
Lithium-Ferrum(iron)Polymer battery
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
GermanBeez wrote:
Li-FePo
Lithium-Ferrum(iron)Polymer battery
beez: Thanks that answers the question that I put to Indra.
Storage battery technology has advance light years recently.
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
Oh yeah sorry Dave I sorta forgot to answer that.
lol
John Goddard wrote:And wait till they have to start digging holes to put those old batterys in...............
At least the replacement car batteries will be cheap,not the price the quality,probably nicads lol
But thats ok because what could that possibly hurt right
Who would want an electric car? They have been building electric dirtbikes for a while now,I never heard of anyone even wanting 1 , set aside from someone actually buying 1
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
yup, they just seem sorta...wussy
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
I doubt electric will ever dominate in the top fuel department. A Datsun 510 is pretty light weight compared to a full on funny car. I imagine within the next century gas powered vehicles will become scarce. I just hope it happens after I croak!
Until then I will continue to drive my 72 Dodge pickup everyday.
Electric has it's advantages but, it doesn't stir my soul......you dig?
Until then I will continue to drive my 72 Dodge pickup everyday.
Electric has it's advantages but, it doesn't stir my soul......you dig?
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Re: The future of drag racing is "green" and not gas
Ron:
I understand that too but petro-fuel is as thing of the past and not the future.
"Drill baby, drill!" - Sarah Palin - '08 "Drill where, Sarah?" I ask.
I understand that too but petro-fuel is as thing of the past and not the future.
"Drill baby, drill!" - Sarah Palin - '08 "Drill where, Sarah?" I ask.
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