DIY Datsun EV Does the Quarter in 10.4 Seconds

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By Chuck Squatriglia August 5, 2010



Let those who doubt the performance possibilities of an EV gaze in awe upon White Zombie, the DIY EV from Oregon that’s just done the quarter mile in 10.400 seconds at 117.23 mph.

That’s supercar territory, folks.

Anyone who’s been following the EV scene knows about John “Plasma Boy” Wayland and White Zombie, the 1972 Datsun 1200 he’s been running for 16 years. This thing has long been a force to be reckoned with in the National Electric Drag Racing Association. Wayland has been a member of the organization’s 100 MPH Club since May 9, 2004, when he did 100.76 mph.

This year, Wayland dumped the A123 Systems battery he’d borrowed from KillaCycle in favor of his own pack. He’s running a 22.7-kilowatt-hour lithium manganese cobalt polymer pack comprised of 192 Dow/Kokam cells. It is nominally rated at 355.2 volts.

The juice goes to a Siamese 9 motor with a Zilla Z2K 2,000 amp controller. Wayland also reworked the suspension and rear end — a modified Ford 9-inch setup — to handle the power.



Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/08/white-zombie-10-4-seconds/

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1. What's that thing worth?

I'd love to take it for a drive but I can only imaging what it cost this guy to equip it.

[flamin lib]

2. Gee, I love hotrod tech talk but it sure has changed since my

'58 Chevy Belair with a 348 tri-pack, Muncie w/ Hurst T-bar and positrak.