This evening Phoenix Motorcars held their second of two public events unveiling what they’re calling simply the “Sport Utility Truck” or SUT. The first was in LA; this one was in Dallas where several AustinEV members travelled to catch the show. What we saw was indeed a pickup truck with seating for 5, and there is also an almost identical SUV version in the works. I was pretty impressed with the vehicle in general, but was disappointed by some of the things the presenters were saying about it.

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I just got back today from a weekend spent in Portland and nearby Woodburn, Oregon with EV racing friends John Wayland, Roderick Wilde, and a gaggle of fun and interesting folks who are into EVs that go fast. As always, this trip to Woodburn was a blast. I have tons of video and images to post, and I’ll make another entry here when I’ve done so. But for now, check out this tidbit - a clip showing Tim Brehm’s last run of the day in John Wayland’s White Zombie, in which he had a “plasma event” during the burnout (notice the series of sharp “bangs” and white hot bits of brush mount falling out) but on the damaged motor still managed a 12.65 quarter mile at over 104 miles per hour.