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Black SC2 07-07-2009 06:53 PM

Dodge Circuit.
 
Part Dodge, part Lotus, all electric.

https://www.chryslergroupllc.com/en/...e_vehicles.php

0% EMISSIONS, 100% PERFORMANCE
You don't have to slow down to keep the planet squeaky clean. And you'll never have to stop for another gas station. Dodge Circuit EV packages zero tailpipe emissions in the unlikely form of a bold, two-passenger rear-wheel-drive sports car with responsive, agile performance including an All-New design inside and out.

Features That Give You the Right to Brag

Instant high torque with a 200 kW (268 hp) electric-drive motor
0–60 mph in less than five seconds
Quarter-mile in 13 seconds
Top speed of more than 120 mph
Continuous driving range of 150 to 200 miles – more than triple the average daily commute of most consumers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH7JZLQZLK4

http://www.greencarplanet.com/galler...cuit-front.jpg

http://www.greencarplanet.com/galler...cuit-side2.jpg

Benny95TA 07-07-2009 07:42 PM

Damn... I actually like it!

ChrisStang 07-07-2009 07:55 PM

It's cool. I'd drive it.

Black SC2 07-07-2009 10:21 PM

I love it the way it is. I just wonder what it'll cost. I'll go with $40k USD. Meaning good green technology for people who can still afford gas....

h0tSX 07-08-2009 05:40 AM

wow *applause* an actual concrete product from a big3 manufacturer. It's pretty damned cool.

m1ataman 07-08-2009 07:39 AM

Nice commuter and they couldn't have based it on a better car. It'd only take you 2 days to drive to Port Hardy but while you're driving it'd be quick.

Victoria SiR 07-08-2009 08:37 AM

I don't know why people are still focusing on electric cars, hydrogen power is the only way an alternative fuel source is gonna take to the masses.

Black SC2 07-08-2009 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obama (Post 6499296)
I don't know why people are still focusing on electric cars, hydrogen power is the only way an alternative fuel source is gonna take to the masses.

I like the idea of it because it's a *now* technology for a good number of people. I know that electric charging is somewhat limited to people with their own homes due to the ability to meter the power, but that could change. My ideal solution would be further development in the battery department. If you could make cells light enough to bring in and plug into a charger, there's an easy fix. Even if they end up on the heavy side, but they're still easily changeable, you could have battery co-ops or exchange stations in place of gas stations. Pull in, tech takes your dead cell and drops in a fresh one for a nominal fee, and off you go.

While I agree that hydrogen is a great source of fuel, the inrastructure for it is still a long way off. Not just in terms of dispensing it to the public, but in terms of producing it in the first place.

I also see the development of electric cars now being relevant to hydrogen cars once the infrastructure comes on line for it. I say this because hydrogen cars are essentially electric powered cars, they just store their energy in hydrogen form, instead of in electric cells. The DC motor technology will be the same for both storage forms though, and we may as well start improving the efficiency of those systems sooner than later.


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