Who Killed The Electric Car?

[DB_1]

There were fully electric cars around in 1918.....

...And even earlier, Ferdinand Porsche was making electric cars until the combustion engine gained popularity and became more lucrative.

I was watching a show the other day on HDnet about Japan's electric super car Eliica. It had eight wheels each with it's own motor and was capable of up to 400 km/h. They couldn't go quite that fast on the track they were on though. They also did a 0-60 test against a Porsche 911 and the electric car smoked it

Related Eliica website:
http://www.i4u.com/article2473.html

And how about a video of the Eliica smoking a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo for giggles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q6Q...wheeler-ev-blows-away-mitsu-evo-in-drag-race/

Here's another electric car designed by the same guy:
http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/kaz.html