About Electric R.C. Cars (Part 1)

If one is just starting out in RC cars hobby, ready-to-run electric cars or trucks are the best choice because they get working with very little effort - charge a battery pack and go. It is helpful to know about some of the excellent, hobby-quality, electric vehicles that come completely assembled with radio systems pre-installed. These vehicles are classified as ready-to-run (RTR) and are ideal for backyard or street bashing. Most of these vehicles can also be used for competitive racing; in particular, Team Associated and Losi vehicles are raced at local race clubs throughout the USA and Canada.

In contrast, many times it is difficult to start a gas vehicle and they require a lot of adjustments to run in comparison to electrics. As for top speed, either gas or electric cars and trucks can be very fast, but generally speaking, gas vehicles have higher top speeds out of the box than electrics. A gas vehicle will typically run in the 30 to 50 mph range, while electric vehicles will be in the 15 to 30 mph range.

In order to run any of these vehicles batteries and a charger is also needed. A Dynamite Prophet Plus AC/DC Peak Charger (RC-DYN 4049), 8 ‘AA’ batteries (RC-EH AA) and a 3000 or 3300 NiMH Stick Battery Pack (RC-VEN 1532 or RC-VEN 1540) is suggestible. For the E-Maxx, an additional Stick Pack is also needed. By the way, if you can afford it, buying a few extra battery packs is a good idea too.

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