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  • Allen
    Moderator
    • Sep 2009
    • 10676
    #1

    NASCAR getting into electrics

    Not many NASCAR fans here I believe but it is news.

    A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar
    https://www.yahoo.com/sports/green-flag-clean-power-nascar-053126529.html
    Part of the experience of a NASCAR race is hearing the engine roar, the rumble of each car’s approach and the zip when it whizzes past at more than 150 mph. NASCAR unveiled its first electric racecar Saturday in downtown Chicago, but it doesn’t thunder when the grand marshal says “drivers, start your engines.” The top motorsports series in North America partnered with Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and electrification company ABB to demonstrate a high-performance electric vehicle and gauge fan interest in electric racing.


    Ragan details NASCAR EV driving differences
    https://www.yahoo.com/autos/ragan-details-nascar-ev-driving-160520879.html
    David Ragan knew he was in a different kind of race car from the minute he pulled out of the garage. "I learned how to drive a manual at probably the age of 6 or 7 years old on my grandfather's tractor and this EV car, you put it in reverse, it's a ...


    It accelerates twice as fast and stops quickly but can't take the curves quite as fast due to the weight of the batteries. They claim there are no immediate plans to run electric for now.
    Last edited by Allen; 07-06-2024, 08:07.
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    • Johnny P
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 6275
      #2
      The sounds are a big part of racing, from lumpy idle up to 9000 rpm. Can see much excitement watching silent cars go round and round.

      Chrysler's answer, you think?

      https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/s...b&action=click

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        • Allen
          Moderator
          • Sep 2009
          • 10676
          #3
          I guess it will be a transition thing and people will forget over time.

          For Dodge the time has already come. From what I hear and read the gas powered Charger and Challenger are already gone.

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            • Major Tom
              Very Senior Member - OFC
              • Aug 2009
              • 6181
              #4
              Biden's dream of all electric cars is just pure B.S.! No one wants to buy one, they are not affordable and China is paying Biden big bucks!

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                • Oyaji
                  Very Senior Member - OFC
                  • Oct 2009
                  • 4373
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Johnny P
                  The sounds are a big part of racing, from lumpy idle up to 9000 rpm. Can see much excitement watching silent cars go round and round.

                  Chrysler's answer, you think?

                  https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/s...b&action=click
                  Kinda like we used to do as children with our bicycles and a playing card to mimic the sound of a reving motorcycle.

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krPQ1PMM00Y

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                    • Allen
                      Moderator
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 10676
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Oyaji
                      Kinda like we used to do as children with our bicycles and a playing card to mimic the sound of a reving motorcycle.
                      +1

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                        • Dan in NH
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 109
                          #7
                          I've tried to watch E1 which is the electric version of F1 racing. No noise ruins it. Same for the electric Rally racing, just not right.

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                            • Former Cav
                              Senior Member
                              • Sep 2009
                              • 2242
                              #8
                              it will be very bad news if they have a crash due to the FIRES these batteries have. The I-15 from CA to NV was closed for like a day and half because a truck tipped over carrying those batteries and the fire and toxic fumes closed the road.
                              It is on the web.
                              Truck Fire on SB I-15 in Cajon Pass Causes Major Traffic Delays on Friday Morning - Victor Valley News
                              https://www.vvng.com/truck-fire-on-sb-i-15-in-cajon-pass-causes-major-traffic-delays-on-friday-morning/
                              CAJON PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Early Friday morning, a vehicle fire involving a tractor-trailer on the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass resulted in significant traffic delays. The incident began around 4:52 AM, on July 26, 2024, north of the scales, and led to multiple lane closures and a SIG alert to …

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                                • Johnny P
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Aug 2009
                                  • 6275
                                  #9
                                  Of the 500,000 EV charging stations promised by Biden we are already up to 8.

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