Back to the Future: DeLorean Announces Electric Car

[Guest]

The DeLorean DMC-12, yes that would be Doc Brown's time travel machine in the Back to the Future series, is set to return. The iconic sports car could resurface as an electric vehicle in 2013.

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[klavis]

That's awesome, I look forward to being rich so I can buy one.

 

[Guest]

Great Scott!

 

[nikorr]

My neighbor has one, not electric one tough : )

 

[nukemaster]

1.21 gigawatts!!!

 

[klavis]

[citation][nom]nikorr[/nom]My neighbor has one, not electric one tough : )[/citation]

Where I grew up my neighbor had one too, I always got excited when he drove by, it was pretty awesome to see as a kid.

 

[de5_Roy]

delorean as ev will rock. perfect for the old futuristic car.

 

[edwinjr]

How long it takes from 0 to 88 MPH?

 

[jhansonxi]

[citation][nom]de5_roy[/nom]delorean as ev will rock. perfect for the old futuristic car.[/citation]Yes, and it's much easier to stick a nuclear reactor on an EV than try to retrofit one with an internal-combustion engine.

 

[internetlad]

seriously is it april 1 already?

 

[Guest]

Will it come with Mr. Fusion?

 

[anti-painkilla]

Maybe its the geek in me, but i really want to win lotto so i can preorder one of these bad boys. I hope they do well, and live up to the iconic standards.

 

[JOSHSKORN]

Can't wait to get chased in one of these babies. "Lets see if these bastards can do 90!"

 

[Guest]

The DeLorean was a major flop in terms of sales even with back to the future. Pricing it at $90,000-100,000 is surely not going to help unless this one comes with a flux capacitor.

 

[spectrewind]

[citation][nom]Virtizzle[/nom]Great Scott![/citation]

That's heavy...

 

[molo9000]

No plutonium?

 

[chumly]

$100k for a brushed aluminum 260hp vehicle? Should call it the iCar.

 

[Guest]

Now where'd I put that damn flux capacitor?

 

[Martell77]

Stainless steel body and electric power. I can see it now...cable comes loose, dude goes to open the door and wakes up stuck in the passenger window of the car parked next to it.

lol

 

[molo9000]

[citation][nom]Martell77[/nom]Stainless steel body and electric power. I can see it now...cable comes loose, dude goes to open the door and wakes up stuck in the passenger window of the car parked next to it. lol[/citation]

Most car bodies are made of conductive material (steel or aluminium). That's why they work like a Faraday cage when hit by lightning.
Only exceptions are some exotics with bodies made from carbon fibre, fibreglass or other plastic.