E-Ruf Graces the Pages of R&T

Remember that "Teutonic EV" I posted a few days ago? It's basically a Porsche that has had its back seat and engine ripped out in favor of a large battery pack and an electric motor.

Well, it seems that R&T thought it was rather intriguing as well, as the rag has published a write-up on the famed German Porsche tuner's (Ruf) newest EV project. Enjoy!

Mini E - 150 Miles of Stylin Electric Power

So it seems Mini is getting ready to release an electric version of their one and only model. The car will pack an array of batteries similar to the one utilized in the Tesla roadster. The battery pack consists of many smaller lithium ion batteries grouped into "modules". Unfortunately, the pack is so big that it takes up the entire "back seat" (Anyone who's sat in the back of one of these knows that it's hardly worthy of being called a back seat...) of the Mini.

The car will have a range of 150 miles on a full charge, and will reach 62 MPH from 0 in just 8.5 seconds. Mini is launching an experimental leasing period for the cars, with 500 of them finding their way to California, New York, and New Jersey.

I wouldn't mind leasing one of these if the price is right! (Edit 11/14/2008: Ha! $820/month for a 1 year lease? Noooooo, thank you!) No more fill-ups at the pump, and since my employer pays my electric bill, it would essentially be free transportation, aside from the monthly lease fee. That is, until they notice a huge spike in my electric bill...

In any case, it's an interesting vehicle. Now if we could only revamp all the power plants in the country to produce power in a clean and renewable way, we'd be set.

Tiny Dancer in My Blog

My friend, Lizzie, posted videos of two dances that she choreographed and performed to YouTube today! They can be found here:

Uncomfortable Skin

It's My Party

She's quite the talent! And so sultry... ;o)

Also, Lizzie has submitted both dances to the Ballet Nouveau Colorado (BNC)'s dancemakers 2.0 competition. If she's selected as a finalist, BNC will fly her down to Colorado to work with their company. This would also help Lizzie to receive funding for her LizZieMoVeS 2009 projects.

Luckily for us, the competition results are based 25% on popular vote. This is judged by the number of views and ratings. So watch the video, send it to your friends, give her a 5 star rating, and post your comments!

/Shameless Plug

New Banksy Show in NYC

But you wouldn't know it just by walking past it...

I just randomly discovered this today while browsing Facebook (Which is the last place I expected to see Banksy news, but apparently there's some sort of a fan page there. I'm sure, in some way, all of this is very ironic and hilarious to the man himself.).

I might have to make a stop here if I head to NYC this Saturday. Who wants to check it out?

A Teutonic EV

Now this is an EV I could get excited about. Those batteries look like they probably weigh more than your typical boxer six, though, making this potentially the world's most tail-happy EV as well.

Now if only Tesla could get itself together...