Raptor is an all-electric car which is non-futuristic Daytona replica

Software engineer Raul Atkinson was also fed up of seeing electric cars that all looked like they jumped out of comic books or animation movies. So he made the all-electric Daytona replica – the Raptor. In just 2000 hours project, Atkinson fitted a 3-phase AC induction motor and 290 NiMH batteries along with a motor controller and some body work to remove accommodations for exhaust tips. This car can reach from 0 to 60 MPH in around 8 seconds with top speed of 100 MPH and a range of 80 between 3 hour recharges.

And as he boasts – “I can do what GM couldn’t”, the tags a price at $85,000, the car is far from ready for the roads. It hasn’t been certified for sale in the US as it still has a list of formalities and tests left before it becomes ready to be bought.




[Jalopnik]