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Old 07-24-2006, 02:18 PM   #15
Griff
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Undertoad
Electrics don't have a standard gearbox?
You could conceivably have direct drive due to the electic motors high rpm. This car's motor is capable of 13,500 rpm.

As far as getting electricity, my first concern is weakening the power of the oil rich Arab states. That means everything is on the table coal, nuke, wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, if it makes steam do it.
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