According to TreeHugger.com a 14 year old with some ahem… “help” from his dad installed 9 golf cart batteries and an electric motor in a 72 Beetle to create “a cleaning running, all-electric eco-vehicle” (there words not mine). Of course, the car is really powered by coal, since it is the dominate power source in America for generating electricity.

TreeHugger.com is also impressed by the golf cart powered Beetle’s top speed:

The converted Beetle is no slow-poke either, able to reach speeds upwards of 45 miles per hour. As the car gets more time on the road, an onboard computer will gather performance data as well.

Since tree hugger brought up the subject of not being a slow-poke and data acquisition, here is a test video of a ZR1 Corvette making a 205mph run. And they have an on board computer as well.

That looks like a fun ride!