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Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: Eiksirf on July 03, 2009, 09:38:45 AM: http://baltimore.about.com/b/2009/06/26/electric-car-makes-world-debut-in-baltimore.htm (http://baltimore.about.com/b/2009/06/26/electric-car-makes-world-debut-in-baltimore.htm)

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This car tops out at 35mph but it runs on a rechargable lithium battery. Yeah. 120 miles per charge. (And I don\'t believe this is a life-size pic, either.)

Made by a Canadian company. A few tech advancements later and this could be gigantic, no?
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: videoholic on July 04, 2009, 03:09:10 AM: at 35 mph I couldn\'t get it past the first stop sign without someone honking at me. That thing just needs a golf bag holder and the A/C would be a nice add out on the links.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: Coredweller on July 04, 2009, 07:58:22 AM: Everything is always "a few tech advancements later."

Nothing in this car is unusual except the use of Lithium ion batteries. I suspect the major car manufacturers haven\'t bothered to build this car because they knew the power to weight ratio was insufficient.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: videoholic on July 05, 2009, 03:43:36 AM: Lithium Ion Batteries also explode like a bomb. That would stink.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: Phil on July 05, 2009, 11:49:15 AM: Quote from: videoholic
Lithium Ion Batteries also explode like a bomb. That would stink.

Would make minor accidents little more interesting at least.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: clips on July 06, 2009, 07:32:33 AM: It tops out at 35 mph? I wonder what happens when you turn the AC on in this thing?...geez 0-20 mph in uhm 20 seconds?...:D
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: GigaShadow on July 06, 2009, 07:52:34 AM: Is that the new "Cozy Coupe"?
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: fastson on July 14, 2009, 03:09:06 PM: Think Global, norwegian maker of electric cars has a model "City" which would be perfect for large cities. IIRC Swedish counties are lining up to buy them for use within the Home care and other places.

City has a top speed of 105 Km/h and a range of 210 Km.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on July 15, 2009, 05:06:57 PM: I hate smart cars, they just look so stupid.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: clips on July 15, 2009, 07:07:30 PM: Quote from: Mr. Kennedy
I hate smart cars, they just look so stupid.

haha...clever...:thumb:
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: Titan on July 16, 2009, 05:03:54 PM: I\'d like to see a pimped out Smart car.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: luckee on July 16, 2009, 07:26:08 PM: It would probably look worse.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: THX on July 16, 2009, 09:22:01 PM: i\'m a city dweller, i love smart cars.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: videoholic on July 17, 2009, 05:27:05 AM: I saw one yesterday at a home depot. They must have been running in to get a light bulb.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: CHIZZY on July 24, 2009, 07:56:13 AM: http://www.car-accidents.com/2007-auto-crash-story/3-19-07-smart-car-2.html
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: THX on July 24, 2009, 12:43:04 PM: well, at least they go quick :)
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: luckee on July 24, 2009, 12:49:24 PM: geez
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: fastson on July 26, 2009, 06:46:10 AM: That was a Volkswagen though. :P

I\'ve seen crash test videos of Smartcars.. in car-on-car accidents they seem pretty secure.
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: Viper_Fujax on July 27, 2009, 10:22:32 AM: car vs semi is different from car vs car
Title: Whoa, progress
Post by: fastson on July 28, 2009, 12:28:52 PM: Quote from: Viper_Fujax
car vs semi is different from car vs car

Yes, even a SUV would have a hard time against a semi.

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