Electric Ariel Atom vs Porsche Carrera GT Ferrari 360 Spider NO CONTEST

Electric Ariel Atom vs Porsche Carrera GT Ferrari 360 Spider

Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and drive line inefficiencies and idling. Therefore, the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is enormous. With an Electric Car it costs just $1.00 per 100kms with MUCH more performance than with petrol at $25.00 per 100kms.

Ferrari 360 Spider - 400Bhp / 3197lb
Porsche Carrera GT - 605Bhp / 3043lb
Wrighspeed X1 - 220Bhp / 1536lb

Wrightspeed X1

• 3-phase AC induction motor, 236hp at the motor shaft
• 182 ft lbs torque at the motor shaft, from 0 rpm to 6,000 rpm
• 13,300 rpm rev limit
• weight 1,536 lbs
• no clutch, single gear ratio 8.25:1
. 25kw/hr Li-ion battery pack.

Porsche Carrera GT Vs. Electric Car Wrightspeed X1

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[stratocast04]

Wont the extra coal we burn at the power plant in order to charge our electric vehicles offset the reduction in tailpipe emissions anyway? Seems like still, even now, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

[tsport100]

@stratocast04 To state the obvious, not all electricity is generated with coal! In fact...in the US less than 50% is coal sourced and reducing each year. Secondly, moving to EVs is like swapping incandescent lamps for LEDs, they do the same work but on 1/10th the energy.

[caLi2o9]

Yea save money in gas so when battery dies all that saved money for gas goes to a battery to be installed

[tsport100]

@caLi2o9 Swapping a battery once a decade is cheaper than replacing the entire car because the entire ICE powertrain is worn out!

[hsew]

@tsport100 once a decade is VERY optimistic..... once every five years sounds more realistic.

[tsport100]

@hsew Gonna have to call you on that one! There are plenty of Hybrid and EV taxi in Japan and China that have passed 100,000 miles without any battery degradation... That's equal to 10 years for the average motorist!

[jbrown2396]

Subtract about 100k from that atom, and leave the gas engine, and you will come to the same result. Power to weight. Subtract 50k and use the Hayabusa derived 500HP V8, and the results would be even more dramatic.

[fresh81steez]

@isk3602007 i dunno man,the feeling of running 30psi on e85 is pretty amazing lol

[wikieditspam]

Those are not very good representatives of Porsche or Ferrari, in fact those are some of their worst cars. Buy a golf diesle now or a Fiat 500, they're cleaner than the Prius anyway. Also buy a real Atom, it will destroy your face.

[chefpet]

Ok people need to chill and get their facts straight. There is no reason that the EV atom shouldn't beat the gas cars in an 1/4 mile, because, unless it is different from conventional electric motors, the EV atom has the ability to go from 0% performance to 100% performance in an instant. Its just the way electric motors work. You also may notice that the Ariel weighs FREAKING NOTHING! Is it gimmick-y going from a rolling start and only doing a 1/4 mile, perhaps. But the EV Atom is quicker.

[TheTherapy13]

What's the point on comparing a car to a toy?

[minitstop]

@tool5150 AND they prolong to use and dependency on oil. Exactly what big oil wants!!