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kottke.org posts about EVs

Student-Built EV Car Goes 0-62 mph in Record 0.956 Seconds

A group of students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts recently set a record for the fastest 0-62mph time with their hand-built electric car: 0.956 seconds. The 309-lb car got up to 62mph in just 40.3 feet, which is ~10 feet shorter than the width of a basketball court. The old record was 1.46 seconds, which this car just absolutely obliterated. For reference, the Tesla Plaid’s 0-60 time is 1.99 seconds.

The video of their run is kind of amazing…the car is just so ludicrously quick that I started giggling when it leapt off the line.


The Cargobox Urban Utility EV

Cargobox is a design concept by Meelis Lillemets for a small electric utility vehicle that embraces the boxy aesthetic in a rib-crunching bear hug. I mean, just look at this absolute rectilinear unit:

a concept car called the Cargobox that is very boxy

a concept car called the Cargobox that is very boxy

It’s like a Knoll shelving unit on wheels! Because the Cargobox is designed for use in cities, you can trade aerodynamic factors for other advantages:

Due to Cargobox only operating up to urban speeds, this study explores the extreme possibilities of design with little considerations for aerodynamics and lots of considerations for simplicity, cost, practicality, modularity.

The Cargobox will be available this fall at your local Design Within Reach store โ€” jkjk. But seriously, the US post office should order a few thousand of these โ€” they’d look really sharp with the red, white, and blue USPS colorway. (via yanko design)