Put a 1970s Datsun against a Corvette or a “pretty-quick BMW” on a speedway and what would you expect the result to be?
That’s right.
The electric car, an electric conversion of a 1972 Datsun, blows away fossil foolish competitor after fossil fool.
The White Zombie is the “the first street legal electric car to run a 10 second quarter mile”.
When it comes to the racetrack and quarter-mile sprints,
“The zombie is unbeatable …”
Basic point: the torque on electric motors enables much faster acceleration than occurs with internal combustion engines.
“It’s the batteries, stupid …”
Yes, a 1960s car — with lousy aerodynamics — that does 0-60 mph in 1.8 seconds.
As per a post the other day, discussing how to advertise electric vehicles (EVs/HEVs/PHEVs) (see some great ads after the fold), what the White Zombie enables is highlighting electric vehicle values and opportunities to crowds who might reject (disdain, ignore, …) ‘green’ but will be intrigued by other value streams. Just as Greening an Office can lead to higher profitability and productivity, the White Zombie shows that ‘greening’ an old vehicle can lead to greater acceleration and the opportunities to leave others in the dust — although, not breathing fumes from the exhaust.
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Some Plug-In America Public Service Announcements …