RW> TW> So for matched horsepower between the electrical motor and the   
   RW> TW> Internal combustion engine it is no contest off the line.   
      
   RW>Right. But, either the long extension cord or the charge in the batteries   
   RW>that power it, limits the amount of distance one can go with an electric   
   RW>motor.   
      
   That is the down side. And a very big one and IMHO makes wide   
   adapton of Electric Cars really impractical. BESIDES just where would we   
   get the Electrical Power to charge those electric cars if it was   
   widely adapted by the public??   
      
      
   RW>PS - When I was a kid, a bunch of us pooled our money and built a slot-car   
   RW>dragstrip for 1/24th scale cars in the basement of an insurance company.   
   RW>One of the guys used an electric motor that had dual shafts and mounted   
   RW>his wheels and tires to it giving him a direct drive. All of this in a   
   RW>1/24th scale 1963 Impala and it was fast to say the least. Unfortuntely,   
   RW>we didn't have a long enough shut-down area after the finish line, so it   
   RW>ran off the track and crashed into the wall. It was after that, that we   
   RW>thought of reverse polarity in the shut down lanes.   
      
   I rembember the days of Slot Cars and the slot car tracks in some   
   areas. As I recall I took my kids to one in Lemon Grove a couple of   
   times.   
      
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