Because of the class that it was in. Because it was listed as experimental and not a fully regulated car, they could compete but not finish. It was still early in its development.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 4:39 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Why wasn't it allowed to finish? > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> BMW is also working on a super hybrid as well. They were all pretty much >> won over a couple of years ago when an electric was entered into one of the >> road races in Europe. It did extremely well but wasn't allowed to finish. >> >> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> They've got it on the boards right now, I hear. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Porchea and Ferrari are both working on one as well. Although I think >>>> Ferrari will probably do a hybrid first. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm impressed. >>>>> >>>>> But the Veyron still owns the better part of me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Tesla May Get Some Company: The Supercar Goes Electric >>>>>> >>>>>> *CHARGE!* SLS AMG E-Cell has an electric motor powering each of the >>>>>> wheels. 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Mercedes, >>>>>> which >>>>>> has paid more than $300 million in federal fines since 1983 for falling >>>>>> short of fuel-economy standards — thanks largely to its fuel-sucking AMG >>>>>> models — has vowed to improve mileage and avoid the fines. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mercedes has not disclosed a potential price, driving range or top >>>>>> speed for the E-Cell, though the basics are easily surmised: it is >>>>>> likely to >>>>>> cost more than the gas model, with much less range and a lower top speed >>>>>> — >>>>>> perhaps 120 miles per hour instead of 197. >>>>>> >>>>>> Audi may beat Mercedes to market: its E-tron, with an estimated 313 >>>>>> horsepower and a driving range beyond 150 miles, goes on sale in about >>>>>> two >>>>>> years. For now, the $110,000 Tesla Roadster remains the market’s only >>>>>> high-performance electric car. Like the Tesla, the SLS E-Cell looks like >>>>>> catnip for early adopters with its enormous, silent power, no tailpipe >>>>>> emissions and no taste for fossil fuel. An electric SLS would also offer >>>>>> more luxury and more space for two people and their luggage than the >>>>>> tiny, >>>>>> bare-bones Tesla. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>>>> Mahogany at: >>>>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>>>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>>>> >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 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