We all have our weaknesses, one of mine happens to be muscle cars. Which over my fifty year lifetime has meant oil-powered carbon-spewing road monsters. But it doesn't have to be that way, and in fact it cannot remain that way. So it's good to see people trying:
The two-seat, $135,000 SP:01 has a top speed of 155 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, the same as BMW's high-performance M5 sedan. Detroit Electric says it will be the world's fastest pure electric production car. ... Its closest competitor, the electric Tesla Model S sedan, goes from zero to 60 in 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 130 mph.
Detroit Electric said the SP:01 can go for an estimated 190 miles between battery charges. A home charging station can fully charge the car in a little more than four hours.
- Despite attempts to blame shootings on video games or rock music, it's pretty clear to everyone outside of DC that guns play a leading role in gun related violence. Shocking, I know ...
- Science prevails over politics for womens' reproductive rights.
- Do not click This Link if you're afraid of giant hairy spiders.
- The "hoax" runs deep:
Glacial ice in the Peruvian Andes that took at least 1,600 years to form has melted in just 25 years, scientists reported Thursday, the latest indication that the recent spike in global temperatures has thrown the natural world out of balance.
- Rumors flying, nothing official, but ...
No one’s sure where Google Fiber will arrive next, but the Internet is abuzz about a press conference on Tuesday, April 9 during which Google may announce that the service is headed to Austin, Texas.