A Datsun?!!?

So up in Oregon there is a man driving one of the most unbelievable cars on Earth. The White Zombie is an electric powered Datsun whose owner has a penchant for drag-racing. See for yourself: Electric Drag Racing.

While an electric car that can beat a GTO off the line and set world records is noteworthy, there are a few things that concern me about it. It says that the White Zombie needs to be charged for 12-25 minutes after each quarter mile race. That means that its basically unloading all of its batteries to go 110 mph. Sure, its faster than the gas powered cars, but they can drive home afterwards on the same tank of gas, while the Datsun in plugged into the grid for a half hour.

What really impressed me about this video was how the owner converted an existing car. That technology seems to be what is going to revolutionize the auto industry. Bailouts aren't going to do much, there are already more cars on the road than our highways can handle. We need to start converting the cars we already own to run on electricity, then find ways to get that electricity from something other than fossil fuels.

Stay tuned for a workshop on exactly that...