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Old 08-15-2007, 01:39 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by AirGoya View Post
... volt has 236 lb/ft of torque, and looks great. Need i say more?
At least! That was estimated. I was looking up this A123 company that GM has "contracted" to make batteries, and their claim to fame is - read it slowly - Nanophosphate Lithium Ion batteries. I'll admit, I have virtually no idea what that means, but they advertise a motorcycle (on their site) that used these battery cells, and it got near 800 lb/ft at the rear wheel :eek:

This was a hopped up battery, of course but that's what's great about these "Nanophosphate" batterys; they have been proven to offer tremendous power, a charge of 5/6 minutes compared to an equally strong Li+ battery's charge of 90 minutes, and 10x the life of Li+ batteries:eek:

Try to swallow that whole

And as for the Pretty little prius (sarcastic), The Volt isn't designed at all like it, it has the potential to be completely gas-free for the full of the vehicle's lifespan!
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