Zoomi Life

“Hey, that thing got a Hemi?”

Ya, it does and it’s still slower than the electric. The LA Times featured a video from Dodge’s marketing buildup to the LA Auto Show held earlier this month. The video features a Dodge Challenger with a 6.1L Hemi racing a Dodge EV (electric). In both runs, the EV clearly smokes the Hemi.

The EV puts out 268 horsepower versus the Challenger’s impressive 425hp. Despite that, the EV has the clear advantage in this short run, putting out 480 foot pounds of torque from 0rpm while the Challenger peaks at 420 foot pounds at 4200rpm.

While the race was clearly won by the EV, a cynic can say that there are clear reasons for that and, given more space, the Challenger would have caught up and easily passed the EV. Probably right, but who cares? This blog isn’t about high-output, gas-sucking super cars, it’s about electrics!

Besides, the video is fun to watch. I just needed an excuse to post it.

For all my talk, I’d be happy with either car, I think. I could wow my neighbors with either and would be happy to spend my Saturdays washing and waxing one or both models. Financially, however, I could only afford to drive one of them. Guess which one? Give a hint: gasoline here is $1.80/gallon for the low-grade stuff and electricity is 0.15/kwh from the utility…