There's a local guy who drag races his custom-built electric car, who recently made the change to Li-Ion batteries. Their weight/power ratio over the (assuming lead-acid) batteries he has before means he lays waste to gas cars even quicker!

Video story from local PBS station here: http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

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