On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 6:46 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > On 26 Apr 2018 at 18:17, paul dove via EV wrote: > >> Fastest Car | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix >> In each hour-long episode, three souped-up oesleeper cars, tinkered with >> and lovingly labored on, go head-to-hea... > > People still say "souped-up"? > > Does the phrase make sense for an EV? > > Come to that, did it ever make sense for an ICEV? > > And while I'm at it, what does souping up have to do with sleeper cars? > Wouldn't it be more appropriate for diner cars? > > Oh, never mind. I'm staggering off topic. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator
This is an interesting read on the term: https://jalopnik.com/why-the-hell-do-we-say-cars-are-souped-up-1791793228 I figured an EV would be juiced-up. Well, if horses were literally souped-up for more horse power, why not any vehicle? -- David D. Nelson _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
