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    Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/01/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    Ah. The Raptor. Very original.
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    Image of Alexander Card Alexander Card
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    basically he spent 2000 hours of his life even at minimum wage standards + 85K more and ended up with an ugly POS - yes it is an UGLY POS - UGLY POS - UGLY POS


    it's almost as if when approaching the rear of the car he forgot what he was doing and subbed in a Pacer and did I mention it was an UGLY POS


    good job for building such an UGLY POS that even the chinese won't try to rip this one off, something GM "could'nt" do


    (insert coughing that repetitively sounds like UGLY POS)

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/01/09

    @Alexander Card: Hand over your man card. Now.
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    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    It seems to be a bit short on gas turbine. Needs more.
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    So much Haterade around here. Maybe if he had built it in his basement...
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    Image of jesusonthedashboard jesusonthedashboard
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    NiMH battery? So it's powered by sentient mice?


    This guy may be a cocky bastard, but he's got one more working model than Elon Musk.

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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/30/09

    @Rockford Brodie, doing real good until I went RRRRRRRRRT an...: Nickel Metal Hydride, but that's clever.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/30/09

    @Rockford Brodie, doing real good until I went RRRRRRRRRT an...: You mean besides all of the Tesla Roadsters they've already delivered?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/01/09

    @Rockford Brodie, doing real good until I went RRRRRRRRRT an...: I'm surprised I never thought of that joke.


    Also, your name is amazing. I hope that's written on your car.

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    Image of jark jark
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    So it has the performance of a minivan and the utility of a Miata? And for only $80,000? Boy has this guy shamed GM good
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    06/30/09

    @jark: I saw the pictures and the stats and thought "Hmm, pretty cool." Then I saw the price and thought "Crack Pipe!"
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    Man, it's going to be hard to get used to the high-pitched whir sound of cars of the future.


    That being said, and ignoring his cockiness, I think this is awesome. It's looks great- I know- why wouldn't it? It's a Daytona.


    Can we get these electrics to go any faster though? I want to see some 200mph+ electrics that aren't on railroad tracks.

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    Image of kleinlowe kleinlowe
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Yeah, it seems like an electric sports car - with the absurd torque and ultra-low moving parts count inherent in it - should be exhibiting absurd amounts of velocity, even if it is dumping the entirety of its charge into a 1/4 mile.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/30/09

    @kleinlowe: Most electrics don't have a transmission, due to the massive torque available.


    Many of these motors would allow higher speeds if you had the gearing, but since they can usually get the job done without it, they go for the weight savings of not having a transmission.

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    06/30/09

    @Mad_Science: This is all good for 0-60 but in terms of stupid-fast it leaves something to be desired. Of course with Tesla's gearbox worries it might be a bit much to ask the lone mad automotive scientist community to brew some up.
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    06/30/09

    @kleinlowe: I guess I was just making the point that it's a trade-off between top-end and in-town range/acceleration.


    If you needed to do a lot of 80mph highway cruising (like me), then the added ~200lbs of transmission is probably worth it.


    Currently, most EVs are built with in-town travel in mind, given their unsuitability for road trips (range + recharge time).

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    06/30/09

    @Mad_Science: Damnit, I'm trying to agree with you.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/30/09

    @kleinlowe: I won't be spoken to that way.


    I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people.


    Can't you understand that?


    What the hell is wrong with you people!?!?

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @Mad_Science: I can't stop laughing.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Why do guys refer to cars as female, but they want to have such a low pitched vroooooom?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/01/09

    @Mad_Science: Do you drive a Dodge Stratus?
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    07/01/09

    @Shamoononon, Vampire Grater: Haha... actually, this one is electric, so it would make a high-pitched whine, much like my ex-wife.
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    07/01/09

    @Shamoononon, Vampire Grater: It provides an aural sensation.
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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    The picture of it at a dead end is rather fitting. Unless you're just popping down to the 7-11 for some High Life, you're probably going to need to hitch a ride when the batteries give out. It's not like there's an electrical outlet every 1/4 mile anywhere I'd want to drive the thing.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    @jdoubleh's undercarriage is filthy: In case you missed it, he said "80-mile range". That'll get most of us to work and back.


    The best way to go about this, of course, is when battery costs come down: we can just have a pair of 20 or 30-pound battery packs in our car, and one or two more charging in our garage; drive home and swap it out. Or, if we could get our shit together, have it like a propane tank exchange, with manufacturer-universal designs for small cars, large cars, and light trucks.

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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    06/30/09

    @FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: There was an article in Wired a few months ago where the guy-whose-name-I-forget envisioned battery swap out places all over. Just like gas stations today. It would take 5 minutes to swap batteries and be on our way. In essence, replace the gasoline infrastructure with a stack of batteries.


    Since we can't even agree on a common cell phone charging port, I don't see it happening. I do like your idea though, as long as the battery costs are not prohibitive.

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    07/01/09

    @Joshman Gesamtstrecke: I'm partial to mini-USB myself.
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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    If I wanted a Daytona, I would buy a Daytona. If I wanted an electric car, I would buy one of these:


    I don't see a reason for an in-between.

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    Image of garretohm garretohm
    06/30/09

    @Joshman Gesamtstrecke:


    Dude, good call on the Tango. That thing is weird, but FAST.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/30/09

    @garretohm: the only thing that frightens me about the Tango is that it looks like a Little Tikes CozyCoupe but since it's so narrow it looks dangerously unstable.
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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    06/30/09

    @pleco believes in FOTA: Despite its looks, they claim it is as likely to flip over as a 911.
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    07/01/09

    @Joshman Gesamtstrecke: "...as a 911 is to flip around."
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    Image of Otto-Mann Otto-Mann
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    Zing! You showed him!


    I can beat GM in a sandwich-eating contest, and a zeppelin race. Take that!

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    Image of Goes Like Stink Goes Like Stink
    06/30/09

    @Otto-Mann: I would pay tax money to see that Zepplin race
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    06/30/09

    @Goes Like Stink: I would too.


    Anyone else care to start a zeppelin-racing circuit?


    I have a feeling it'd be about as exciting as turtles mating. There may need to be some betting involved.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/01/09

    @Unevolved has three moving parts.: Could they be made of some heavy metal?


    Cadmium, say? Or zinc?

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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    06/30/09

    In reply to Software Engineer Builds Kick-ass Electric Daytona Replica
    Thats a nice looking car, too bad he didn't put an engine in it.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @Flathead Smith: So true.
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