DIY Electric BMW Generates 500-HP

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DIY Electric BMW Generates 500-HP

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Toms article

Rather than replacing the engine or getting a new car altogether, Rimac decided to take matters into his own hands.

Rimac, along with his team at VST conversions, decided to show automakers up by producing a one of a kind electric vehicle that might just be years ahead of the competition.

“I pulled the engine out of the car, looked at the empty space under the bonnet and wondered what to put in there,” Rimac said. “And then it hit me. I’ll make an electric racecar.”

Rimac didn't just make any electric racecar; he made a beast that is capable of taking on the fastest electric vehicles out there and leaving them in the dust. The car features a battery pack consisting of 300 lithium iron phosphate cells which provide a generous range of 110 miles, perfect for a full day of racing.

The car's greatest feature is the DC motor completely built and designed by VST producing a massive 500 horsepower. The ponies on this bad boy give it an impressive 0-60 pick-up time of 3.3 seconds. This beats the speedy electric Tesla Roadster's 3.7 second time and can even compete with some of the industry's fastest and priciest cars on the road today.

Check out the video below:
video: http://www.youtube.com/v/iOo1TnWKVCg

:lol: These guys accomplish what a lot of the car companies cannot... 8)
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really cool car, though i think there was either a typo in the article or the video.

the video showed the car making only 500 hp on the dyno.
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lol, I can't view the video at work, so I just C&P'ed the link, :rolllaugh: I corrected the title and article.
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right on. the video showed a peak of 500 hp on the dyno and a best 1/4 mile time of 12.1XX. not bad for no gas.
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Soon, the gas powered engines will go the way of the dodo and everything will be AWD.
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