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Battery-powered ‘Black Current’ VW Beetle flaunts itself in drag (video)

Electric supercars has been hitting some crazy speeds recently, but it really is on another level. The Black Current is a Volkswagen Beetle reborn as an electrical drag racer. It hits 135mph and demolishes the quarter-mile straight in 9.51 seconds. What’s more, it does it quietly — all you may hear is the delicious screech of sticky rubber. Plug into the video after the break for a taste of what it’s like behind the wheel. And might someone please explain why that other car at the left even bothered to show up?

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