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    Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    (faked audacity) My truck doesn't take 10 minutes to fill and it has a huge tank.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    Since it seems to be the fad of the moment, I am also planning to build the world's fastest EV. I am at least as likely to succeed as all those other guys, even if I don't lift a finger. I can guarantee my methods will be much more efficient.


    Unlike a lot of the other players, SSC built their car, tested it (the gas one) and then bragged about how fast it was. I'd like to see more of that.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    Rumor is SSC was running into the same problems with physics that have been pointed out here. However, yesterday at noon everything changed and they were able to figure it out.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    It would be nice if they told is what sort of nanotechnology is involved. Carbon nanotubes? If they have succeeded in building a viable nanostructured amorphous silicon electrode I'll be very impressed.
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    Image of cyanics cyanics
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    agree with maximum-sienna. there is a math problem there, just a simple matter of watts vs amps vs volts. no possible way that the batteries capable of delivering the watts necessary to create 250HP alone from a 110 volt line in 10 minutes.


    1 HP = 745.699872 watts. 250 HP = 186250 watts. That is 180 Kilowatts of power. so the battery would need to be able to generate 180 kilowatts of power. i don't think so.

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    01/21/09

    @cyanics: Well, they don't say the total capacity of the battery.


    They say it can deliver 1200hp, but they don't claim the 200 mile range at that output.

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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    And I take it the production version, ahem, will run on baby tears and unicorn farts.
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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    Oh, and no "standard" 110v outlet will charge a battery that size in 10min. That 15amp breaker will open faster than your wife using a hair dryer and a vacuum cleaner at once.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/21/09

    @maximum-sienna: The negativity will continue until morale i...: I'm no electrical engineer (I'm mechanical), but you're right. And if you could pull that amount of power in that short of time, your local power company may make you phone ahead before you plug in your car charger so they can kick up their reactor.
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    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    Too bad you void the smugness when the speedo hits triple digits.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    If successful, they'd better call it the Greased Lightning.
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    So this will be a cheap, fast, long range and fast to charge all electric car? Santa Clause stayed longer arround before leaving to the North Pole this year?
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    So, apparently, EVs aren't viable as real cars, just pointless ecosports.


    Boo-urns.

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    1.21 gigawatts? 1.21 gigawatts? Great Scott!
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    01/21/09

    In reply to Ultimate Aero EV: SSC Plans To Build World's Fastest Electric Production Car
    so where have they been hiding this MAGIC battery technology for the last few years?
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