New world record for electric racing carsFrom zero to one hundred in 1.513 seconds

The previous world acceleration record for electric cars has been broken: students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts recently set it with their electric racing car 'grimsel': The vehicle accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.513 seconds.

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Electric racing car grimsel
© Akademischen Motorsportvereins Zürich

... an electric racing car that was developed and built by 30 students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts within a year. 'grimsel' is the AMZ's fifth electric car. Thanks to the use of carbon fiber materials, it weighs just 168 kg. The electric racer has ...

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