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03/31 9:00pm ET
Episode 7: Electric Vehicles
Electrical vehicles are arriving in force and today's buyer has plenty of options...some want the fiery Tesla roadster, others the sensible Chevy Volt, and for those looking to the future the Jaguar C-X75 concept car. 0-60mph In 3.7 seconds and topping out at 125 mph, the Tesla Roadster is changing the way we think about electric cars. The roadster is not your average "green" car. We'll see the installation of the battery pack that powers this electric beauty. The batteries used in the Tesla Roadster can generate the equivalent of 248 horsepower and can be fully recharged in 3.5 hours! Modeled after the Lotus Elise, the Tesla Roadster is assembled in Menlo Park, California. Without a drop of gas, the hybrid Chevy Volt can drive up to 40 miles a day and with one tank of gas an additional whopping 250 miles. We'll see the creation of the 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack that powers the Volt at Chevy's Brownstown plant. GM is the first automaker to make lithium-ion packs in the United States. Jaguar's electric supercar, the C-X75, is like the Chevy Volt but a lot quicker and faster. With two 96-horsepower micro gas twin turbines this super charged car has a top speed of 205pmh and runs from 0 to 62mph in 3.4 seconds. We'll get to see how C-X75 performs.
03/31 9:00pm ET