# Electric Ecobuggies The 60 mph Battery-Powered Kart Rawks By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-12-20 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecobuggy-60-mph-battery-powered-go-kart-rawks References: [techeblog](http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-engineer-builds-world-s-fastest-electric-go-kart) Lookie: A [zero-emission electric](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedster-ev) worm burner! This little go-kart reaches speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h) by using only batteries. The Kart uses six Optima D34 batteries that fling the driver down the road with no problem, and in case you couldn’t tell from both of these videos, he is absolutely loving it! The [electric Kart](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airpower-turbo-racer) uses a specially designed motor and electric controller panel to get [maximum torque from the motor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kamingo-ebike-motor). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Electric Go-karts:** The trend towards electric go-karts presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the recreation and entertainment industry. - **Battery-powered Vehicles:** The trend towards battery-powered vehicles creates disruptive innovation opportunities for the automotive industry. - **Zero-emission Transportation:** The trend towards zero-emission transportation offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the clean energy and sustainability industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Recreation and Entertainment:** The recreation and entertainment industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunities presented by electric go-karts. - **Automotive:** The automotive industry has the opportunity to leverage the disruptive innovation potential of battery-powered vehicles. - **Clean Energy and Sustainability:** The clean energy and sustainability industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in zero-emission transportation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [All-Electric Dune Buggies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manx-20-electric.md) - [Electric Adult Go-Karts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/razor-1.md) - [Electric Race Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velocifero-race-x.md) - [Speed Record-Setting E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/erockit-one.md) - [Open-Air Low-Speed Electric Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-moke.md) - [Battery-Powered Minibikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greenworks-electric-stealth.md) - [Powerful Performance E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/king-e-cheetah.md) - [Riproaring Electric Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/riproaring-electric-boats.md) - [Mini Electric Motorbikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ukko-s.md)