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.
... was developed for the 'Formula Student Germany' design competition and promptly took overall victory in its very first outing in 2014. With 110 competing student teams from all over the world, 'Formula Student Germany' is held annually at the Hockenheimring. The teams compete against each other in the 'Formula Student Combustion' and the 'Formula Student Electric ' with their own designed racing cars with combustion engines and electric motors, and from 2017 also in a driverless discipline. The winner is not ...