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Old 04-11-2009, 09:35 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Norm's EV3 burns rubber
Here's a YouTube of a guy who has been working on a couple home-built EVs.

He actually can burn rubber at 84 volts in his Samurai!



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Old 04-11-2009, 05:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I was hoping for a burnout in a forward gear...

It might interest folks, that form time to time, the offroad crowd has talked about electric power for rock crawling. Weight of course, becomes and issue, as does safety in a rollover. But the available torque is always appreciated...
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