modding a hybrid

now were getting somewhere,hehe, anyone gonna add thier name to buy a prius?

Electric cars own your ass, Read it and weep bizatches.

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/collecting/2003/10/21/cx_dl_1021vow.html

Hehehe, this car is pretty damn cool though.

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AC Propulsion's tzero roadster is a reason to not give up on the electric vehicle. The tzero does 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, according to the company, and it does it on only 200 horsepower because of its light weight and torque.

The San Dimas, Calif.-based company says the tzero (pronounced "tee-zero," not "chair-o") has compared favorably in acceleration tests to Corvettes, Porsche 911s--and even a Ferrari F355, which it claims to have "out-accelerated...by eight car lengths" in one-eighth-mile drag races. If for nothing else, the tzero's $220,000 sticker price puts it in exotic-car territory.

The low weight helps make the tzero so quick, but its torque--the turning force that pulls it off the line--is just as important, if not more. Conventional internal combustion engines need to rev to a certain rate before reaching their peak torque, but the tzero's torque peaks instantly, with 183 ft-lbs. available from 0 to 5,000 rpm.

Of course, AC Propulsion, a specialist in electric vehicles, must realize that demand for electric cars has toppled. Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ) recently announced plans to discontinue the electric version of its Ranger pickup, and hybrids, diesels and hydrogen cars now seem like more viable alternatives to electric cars, whose customers have complained about their golf-cart powerplant noise and limited range.

Indeed, the tzero can only go 280 to 300 miles at 60 mph without recharging--even if it can recharge on any 120- or 240-V power socket. And if you accelerate it like an Italian exotic, or even take it on a hilly route, that range can decrease by up to about 20%.

The range has actually increased over time. AC Propulsion had made the tzero with lead-acid batteries since 1997, but this year released a revamped version with the kind of lithium-ion batteries used in laptop computers. The range, which increased to 280 to 300 miles from 100 miles per charge, now compares well with fuel cell cars.

But even if AC Propulsion claims the vehicle has efficiency equivalent to 70 mpg (and zero emissions), the tzero is, to a certain extent, an exercise in automotive fantasy. Its Spartan interior looks like a science project, in which most of the controls apart from the CD player are gadgets to monitor the battery and tiny 110-lb. motor. Drivers get an analog current meter, voltmeter, altimeter, and battery-voltage display with LED lights that measures temperature and charging limits.

Remember, though, this is more of an experiment than a traditionally appointed car. The tzero does not come with air-conditioning. And to lower its top and windows, you detach them and store them in the trunk. Talk about alternative energy expenditures.

Want to build an electric car? Check this out.

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4214/build.html

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Holy Shit, There is an electric drag racing page

http://www.nedra.com/

They have cars on here that do low 8 sec 1/4th's WTF!!!

damn, thats the one i was talking about, fast as hell

300 miles range on a charge aint too bad... the big problem with electric cars is that it can't really be your main car, because who wants to wait a few hours to get a decent charge back in the battery when you can fill 'er up in like 2 minutes... that's why I think hybrids will win the technology race... I can't wait to see a Diesel Hybrid!

Nah just like anything else it just takes time to refine the technology. If they can charge my RC car battery in 6 minutes instead of 8 hours then they will find some way to charge the cars in 10 seconds instead of 10 hours Although I'm guessing the heat would be pretty nutzo but they got Bill Nye to figure all that out.

If they do get a quick technology to re-charge a car to at least 75~80% capacity, and under 5 minutes, I wonder how much they'd charge per watt/kilowatt, or whatver they'd use to measure the power being charged...

they already have diesel hybrids from, BMW, MB, and Daimler-Chrysler. but they are currently in pre-production mode. the BMW twin-turbo dieseled 530 D is sold in europe and will soon later come to america once emissions are met to US and CARB standards.

http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/future/volta.html