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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... designed some components themselves, such as their own planetary gearbox, the rear-wheel steering and the steering gear, and programmed the vehicle control unit. They receive support from the industry from companies such as VAC Vacuumschmelze, Schaeffler and ZF Motion and Mobility. The racing car is specially designed for ...