Comments on: High-School Student Builds 900 HP Electric Honda S2000

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 27 May 2013 14:04:00 +0000

Ok the motor have 1500 but how much does it get to the road. I’m sure it is a lot, but no way all. A min he would need 4 wheel drive and much bigger tires.

By: J_JamesM

J_JamesM — Mon, 27 May 2013 03:27:00 +0000

Pretty sure that I wouldn’t even care at that point, because 1500 lb- ft is enough to turn your brain into chunky salsa.

Funny quote from a Tesla Model S customer(440 lb-ft)- “Put your foot down at 20 mph and your eyeballs turn inside-out.”

It’s all about the electrons, baby. EV cars have become the Driver’s Cars. Prius be damned.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Mon, 27 May 2013 03:09:00 +0000

Jamb this thing to the floor and you’d be pulling so many Gs you wouldn’t be able to get your arm forward to move a shift lever… :o)

By: J_JamesM

J_JamesM — Mon, 27 May 2013 02:49:00 +0000

Fifteen. HUNDRED. Pound-feet. Of torque.

From 0 rpm.

Dear lord, this kid’s a lunatic. And a genius. A crazy, crazy genius. I wish I had the temerity(and the money, and the expertise…) to convert my Eclipse to an electric car. Then again, I DO hate automatics, so…