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Shelby to Build Ultimate Aero EV, World's Fastest Electric Car, and Sell Electric Drivetrains

 
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Electrification of the automobile not only means great things for personal mobility, but can be applied to high performance cars.

Shelby Supercars, who already makes the world fastest production car has plans to build the worlds fastest electric car. The vehicle's development was first announced last summer and has the name Ultimate Aero EV.

The company has now released new details on the electric drivetrain.

They claim it will have a 200 mile range and be rechargeable in 10 minutes. It will have superhorsepower potential and use a nanotehnology lithium ion pack.

Furthermore they claim the electric drivetrain is scalable and can be sold for 5 to 6 K per unit wholesale to automakers looking to build 10,000 or more units.



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  1. By  Rob Posted: 1/22/2009 3:09pm PST

    Wow. How did I miss this story? This sounds awesome, and...impossible. How plausible are the claims Shelby is making?
     
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  2. By kelly Posted: 1/22/2009 3:10pm PST

    I don't believe the wattage needed to drive that car 200 miles can be provided by a standard 110v outlet in 10(ten) minutes and I don't see any pricing.
     
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  3. By California Bill Posted: 1/22/2009 4:03pm PST

    I wouldn't hold my breath until you see one on the road.
     
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  4. By old man Posted: 1/22/2009 6:52pm PST

    Sounds to good to be true. actually, only the size, charge time,price, and the 110 volt thing. Other than that I think its a go!!
     
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  5. By mike Posted: 1/23/2009 2:20pm PST

    This looks like the battery tech, 110V @ 540A. I am not an EE to do the math:
    http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano/p2docs/casestudy3_house.pdf
     
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  6. By Noel Park Posted: 1/24/2009 3:28pm PST

    Same comment as to the Tesla. A fun toy for the rich and famous maybe, but irrelevant in the real world.
     
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  7. By Zero X Owner Posted: 1/24/2009 7:12pm PST

    @ Noel Park:
    So it's like a Hummer, only useful and fun?
     
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