Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car can be recharged in 3 hours.
We all love green cars, but sometimes their sluggish rides pull things back in favor of conventional fossil fuel powered cars, which all super car fanatics love. Raul Atkinson, a software engineer by profession, wanted a car which offers the thrill of a muscle car and emissions of an electric one. While no such car was available on market with those credentials, at least not at the cost Raul was thinking to spend, he designed it himself using a Dayton car kit.
The car took 2 years and an estimated 2000 hours to complete. The project ended in a car called Raptor, which included a 3-phase AC induction motor and 290 nickel-hydride batteries. The electric system offered enough torque to propel the car to 60mph in just 8 seconds. The Raptor has a top speed of 100mph and can drive for 80 miles on a single charge. The recharging process isn’t cumbersome as well, as it takes just three hours to juice-up the mammoth battery bank.
The car is built at home, so it won’t have passed any crash tests, but after spending about $85,000 on the entire system, Raul thinks he has got what he actually desired. If ever any manufacturer takes it to the production line, the cost would fall down dramatically and would obviously flaunt even better credentials.
Via: Physorg
