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Maybe I'm crazy, but aren't vintage electric conversions just so much more interesting than current electric cars? They're like old Mercedes diesels converted to biodiesel: vintage cool but using modern day tech to be efficient, clean, and (in the this case) very fast.
- Stephen King, Are You Listening? Mitsubishi Plans To Drop 1,000 Mievs To Illinois Town
While some carmakers are trying to endorse pure-electric vehicles as being different and new, others like Mitsubishi are taking a different approach promoting them as the "new normal". That's the name of Mitsubishi's latest marketing...
- Bill Caswell To Convert E30 Bmw Into Baja Racer During Sema Show
E30s seem to be popping up everywhere lately. After the impressive electric 3-Series from VST Conversions, we now have word that one Bill Caswell and his late 1980's E30 will be at SEMA thanks to Miller Electric Mfg. Co. The "rally racer and...
- Paris Preshow: Jaguar's Micro-turbine-powered C-x75 Supercar Concept
To celebrate the big 7-5, Jaguar has rolled out its XJ220-inspired 780-horsepower C-X75 RE-EV (range-extended electric vehicle) concept. Power for this looker is supplied by electric motors working in conjunction with "micro gas-turbines",...
- Video: Home Made Vw Beetle Ev "black Current" Shocks Tesla Roadster
Here's a short clip of a home-made, electric-powered VW Beetle nicknamed "Black Current" (which jets off the line like a penny racer) taking on Tesla's Roadster at the Santa Pod drag strip. According to the info, it was an "Alternative...
- Vw Presents Golf Blue-e-motion Concept, All-electric Production Version To Launch In 2013
Volkswagen has shown a new all-electric concept version of its bread-and-butter Golf model called the "Golf blue-e-motion" that will spawn a production version powered by zero-emissions electric motor in 2013. The "Golf blue-e-motion"...
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VST Conversions' Electric BMW E30 can toast a Tesla [with Video]
Maybe I'm crazy, but aren't vintage electric conversions just so much more interesting than current electric cars? They're like old Mercedes diesels converted to biodiesel: vintage cool but using modern day tech to be efficient, clean, and (in the this case) very fast.
This green '86 BMW 3-Series E30, built by Croatia's VST Conversions, is the brainchild of Mate Rimac; he wanted to go fast in an electric car, and now he can.
After working through a few power setups, the current version of the VST "bi-moto EV" puts down 500 horsepower through the wheels and can run the quarter in 12.1. The word you're looking for is DAMN. As in "Damn, this thing is awesome."
- Stephen King, Are You Listening? Mitsubishi Plans To Drop 1,000 Mievs To Illinois Town
While some carmakers are trying to endorse pure-electric vehicles as being different and new, others like Mitsubishi are taking a different approach promoting them as the "new normal". That's the name of Mitsubishi's latest marketing...
- Bill Caswell To Convert E30 Bmw Into Baja Racer During Sema Show
E30s seem to be popping up everywhere lately. After the impressive electric 3-Series from VST Conversions, we now have word that one Bill Caswell and his late 1980's E30 will be at SEMA thanks to Miller Electric Mfg. Co. The "rally racer and...
- Paris Preshow: Jaguar's Micro-turbine-powered C-x75 Supercar Concept
To celebrate the big 7-5, Jaguar has rolled out its XJ220-inspired 780-horsepower C-X75 RE-EV (range-extended electric vehicle) concept. Power for this looker is supplied by electric motors working in conjunction with "micro gas-turbines",...
- Video: Home Made Vw Beetle Ev "black Current" Shocks Tesla Roadster
Here's a short clip of a home-made, electric-powered VW Beetle nicknamed "Black Current" (which jets off the line like a penny racer) taking on Tesla's Roadster at the Santa Pod drag strip. According to the info, it was an "Alternative...
- Vw Presents Golf Blue-e-motion Concept, All-electric Production Version To Launch In 2013
Volkswagen has shown a new all-electric concept version of its bread-and-butter Golf model called the "Golf blue-e-motion" that will spawn a production version powered by zero-emissions electric motor in 2013. The "Golf blue-e-motion"...