0-100 in 1.461 seconds
A group of students from the University of Stuttgart has built an electric car that can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.461 seconds. With this, the students can call the car the fastest accelerating electric vehicle according to Guinness World Records.
It was not easy for the students of the University of Stuttgart. Due to a crash in testing the car in July and technical problems prior to a previous record attempt in September, preparations for breaking the acceleration record took more than a year. Last week was finally there: the EO711-11 EVO, as the project name of the car is, broke the previous record by sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.461 seconds. In addition, its driver, who undoubtedly needs a strong stomach, has to process up to 2.5 G.
To arrive at such figures, the EO711-11 EVO uses two electric motors designed by the students and a modified battery. The car weight is 145 kg, which in combination with 245 hp results in an impressive horsepower-to-weight ratio of 1,750 hp per tonne. In order to reduce the weight as much as possible, extensive use was made of carbon fiber for the construction of the tear bar.
It is not the first time that the University of Stuttgart has set this record. In 2012, the same educational institution did the same, although a 0-100 time of 2.681 seconds was then enough for the record, just to indicate the rapid development of electric cars. The previous record had been held by a group of Swiss since 2016, with a sprint time of 1.513 seconds. In comparison, the fastest accelerating production EV is the Rimac Nevera, which takes a minimum of 1.97 seconds over the standard sprint.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl