# Electric 240sx **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [July 3, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-240sx/107347 "2007-07-03T06:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![93\_240sex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e274bd/32.png) [@93\_240sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93_240sex)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-240sx/107347/14 "2007-07-04T21:30:36Z")
> [@where to find this locally](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-find-this-locally/13161/8): > > That would add a lot of complicated electronics to the car. He is using an AC drive which is very common in electric drag cars, as well as what OEM’s are developing. These are typically 200-300 volts, hence the need for the big battery bank resulting in the increased weight. The increased gear reduction from the rear diff helps increase the torque to the wheels, even though AC drives have excellent low RPM power. I don’t think the electronics would be that much more complicated, but I did overlook the extra gear reduction. Of course they are using AC. DC would be less complicated electronically, but nowhere near as good as AC. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-240sx/107347)._