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Electric beats gas. At least on the drag strip!

Broom! Or shoud we say Bzzzzz! The video shows how a real sleeper, a 1972 Datsun Sedan converted to EV beats a 2005 Corvette on the drag strip. The Datsun, called the White Zombie, makes 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds, far better than any other street legal car. Or if you want to push it harder, from 0 to 109 mph in 11.9 seconds (hey, not for road use!) The car is a creation of John Wayland and shows one of the best benefits of electric motors in a car: full torque from the very beginning. The motors installed on the White Zombie are modified ... Read more →

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