Electric dragster

Two British brothers have built an electric drag racer capable of hitting 100km/h in just 1.6 seconds.
February 24, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Two British brothers have built an electric drag racer capable of hitting 100km/h in just 1.6 seconds. The vehicle, which uses the chassis and some bodywork of a 1965 VW Beetle, has won the recent Alternative Energy Racing event, held at the UK's Santa Pod drag racing strip in Northamptonshire. The car is powered by no less than 60 12V motorcycle batteries and its builders believe they will be able to improve on its fastest recorded time of 10 seconds over a measured 400m. Although this competition vehicle is not for use on the road, its capabilities highlight the performance of electric vehicles and in spite of its early generation technology.

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