Deseret News | Electric-car driver sets sights on 136 mph

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Utah scientific: Electric-car driver sets sights on 136 mph

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lala reek | 7:53 p.m. Sept. 3, 2007

This is awesome

electric lover | 7:28 p.m. Sept. 5, 2007

i too enjoy electricity

pro_electric | 2:53 a.m. Sept. 6, 2007

love it

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Richard | 3:38 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

It's people like this that will lead us out of our oil dependency

Nick | 7:59 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

Go electric!!

Frank | 8:27 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

Awesome story! Good luck!

John | 8:37 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

Pollution and Petroleum free! We should all take a
hint from the younger generation.

Jack | 9:06 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

sounds like fun! add bigger batteries

Russell | 11:25 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

We need more articles like this in the mainstream press.

Stay charged!

David | 11:47 p.m. Sept. 8, 2007

Go for it! I hope he makes it. Maybe increase the voltage! Great article.

David Dymaxion | 12:42 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

My 3200 pound, 300 hp gasoline car did 133 mph after one mile on the Salt Flats -- It'll be impressive to see a little 1100 pound electric do it. Good luck!

Dan Frederiksen | 3:12 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

good luck. break the record, then go to A123 and tell them you want to set the record even higher with their name on it :)

I don't think you need so wide wheels for such a run do you?

Jerry | 6:19 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

Great article. I am an electric car enthusiast also and enjoy reading about other projects.

Mark | 8:38 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

this is what america needs to focus on to gain knowledge in electric propulsion.

Thomas Brannan | 9:42 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

Great story! Good luck on your record breaking attempt!

keith | 9:52 a.m. Sept. 9, 2007

Electric battery powered vehicles are the future here is one for today to prove it. keep focused on electrics...killacycle,white zombie, current eliminator,ssic 2 california poppy, orange juice, AGNS, Lightning BugEV more to come

MarvyMarv | 12:58 p.m. Sept. 9, 2007

You rock, dude! Maybe your next one will beat the Buckeye Bullet!
We've been driving electric for five years now- it's time the public learned the truth about the 19th century technology our oil-controlled government forces them to drive.
I'm off to find a clean '72 Datsun 1200 sedan to convert, a la "White Zombie"...:^O

Bob Lemke | 12:40 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

I'm guessing your "motorcycle batteries" might be Hawker AGM type, like maybe 680's ?

Patman3 | 2:30 p.m. Sept. 10, 2007

Be careful going that fast. Now can you run up to the store and go shopping in that?

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Kent Singleton

Brent Singleton hopes to set a speed record for an electric car. His vehicle is powered by 12 motorcycle batteries, each roughly a quarter the size of a car battery.