700 HP Electric eCOPO Camaro Hits the Drag Strip (w/ Video)
When the all-electric eCOPO Camaro was first unveiled at last year’s SEMA show, its creators claimed it was putting out more than 700HP and would run a quarter mile in…
Continue readingMeet the World’s Quickest 1/4 Mile Electric Doorslammer
The TC-X electric doorslammer made a perfect run at 7.98 seconds at 170 MPH! You can watch that record run as it happened, here!
Continue readingElon Musk Delivers a 10 Second Car: Tesla Model S P90D
At some point, Elon Musk must have wrecked Vin Diesel’s 10 second car … because he just delivered a 10 second Tesla Model S to the guys at Motor Trend!
Continue reading800 HP Zombie 222 All-Electric Mustang Goes 174 MPH At The Texas Mile
An all-electric Mustang? Yes please! When I was creating a new motto for enrg.io, I chose “Burn Rubber, Not Gas” as it best describes my feelings towards alternative fuels; we…
Continue readingElectric Drag Racing Rivalry Rising As Garlits Fails To Hit 200 MPH Again
Don Garlits came up short again in his quest to reach 200 MPH in an electric dragster, and a new rival made up of former teammates has arisen.
Continue readingTesla Model S P85D VS. P85+ Drag Race
In a drag race pitting a Tesla Model S P85D with the Dual Motor Drive versus the former top-dog P85+, you’ll see what a difference an extra motor can make.
Continue readingElectric Golf Cart Reaches 118 MPH, Sets World Record
Plum Quick Motors has built themselves a record-setting electric golf cart, rocketing down the drag strip in 12.2 seconds at 118 MPH.
Continue readingVideo: "Black Zombie" Electric Mustang Makes Drag Strip Debut
Last week John Wayland revealed to the world a 1968 Ford Mustang with a 750 horsepower electric drivetrain, and here’s video of it in action.
Continue readingA 750 Horsepower Electric Mustang To Silence The Haters
Finally, somebody is taking a classic Ford Mustang, and stuffing a powerful electric drivetrain under the hood. That someone is John Wayland.
Continue readingVideo: Ethanol-fueled Nissan GTR Sets 1/4 Mile Record
Nissan’s R35 GTR is a performance icon. It’s also a car that we’ve featured here on Gas 2 in various forms over the years, most notably as a Switzer Performance-tuned, ethanol-fueled street terror. Keep in mind, we’ve never posted any sort of official acceleration times, but the comments and emails surrounding Switzer’s E900 and E1K-X posts always include the same question: how fast will it go?
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