Electric Corvette
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Racer
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Electric Corvette
The St. Paul Pioneer Press had the following article on its front page in todays paper. Quite an interesting article about converting an '87 Corvette to electric power.
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlin...nclick_check=1
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlin...nclick_check=1
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The St. Paul Pioneer Press had the following article on its front page in todays paper. Quite an interesting article about converting an '87 Corvette to electric power.
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlin...nclick_check=1
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlin...nclick_check=1
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Interesting. Considering cars like the Tesla electric sports car makes 1000 pounds of torque from 0 RPMs, with only one moving part in the enigne, and gets the equivelant of 230 miles per gallon, 400 miles to a charge, that's not a bad idea.
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Electric seems to be the answer for the near future for the propulsion question. The really big question is what storage device is going to come to the forefront and make it work.
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In a world with all electric Corvettes I'd expect the aftermarket to step up and offer an "integrated V8 sound simulation adaptor".
Simple device....built in speakers and boombox that interfaces with the ECM and provides simulated V8 sounds based upon inputs from the go pedal.
They might even have a special optional "tail pipe simulator" that would , by means of a high speed fan and heater, blow hot air out two dummy tailpipes.
I mean, what's a vette without a V8?
Simple device....built in speakers and boombox that interfaces with the ECM and provides simulated V8 sounds based upon inputs from the go pedal.
They might even have a special optional "tail pipe simulator" that would , by means of a high speed fan and heater, blow hot air out two dummy tailpipes.
I mean, what's a vette without a V8?
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