Now, not everyone was hostile, and the track has had its share of non-traditional cars, including Prii and Smart cars in the past, but as I entered the line to race, the looks I was getting weren't really ones of admiration. I was to run the Leaf against the … as a sort of all-electric car race. I wanted to race it against something loud and more traditionally hairier, because I thought it would be funny, but the Zelectric builder really wanted to try his Beetle out against the Leaf. …

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What It's Like To Drag Race An Electric Car – Jalopnik