Students Build Fastest Accelerating Electric Vehicle in the World

[AF News Desk]

There’s now an electric vehicle that can go 0-62 mph in just 1.779 seconds, and it’s not a Tesla.


A team of German students representing GreenTeam Formula has created the fastest accelerating electric vehicle in the world, pending confirmation from the Guinness World Records. With all the buzz surrounding the recently announced Ludicrous Mode that allows the Tesla Model S to go 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, this little guy bests the previous record of 1.785 seconds, albeit by a few ticks. And yes, it’s more go-kart than car considering it weighs a scant 353 lbs, but it proves that electric vehicles don’t have to be boring at all.

It is powered by a 134-hp electric motor paired to a 6.62-kWh battery pack, but certainly those extra sticky slicks on all four corners helped it blast off off the line, taking advantage of all the instant torque electric motors have to offer. According to GreenTeam, the speed was measured in two consecutive runs in opposite directions and you can check out a video detailing the attempts for the fastest accelerating EV below.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...uide_now_may15

[shorod]

The size of that little car versus the girth of the Model S makes it less impressive to me, although they're doing that with what appears to be RWD versus the Model S AWD.

What I don't understand though is why that sight refers to the Tesla as having "ludicrous" mode instead of "insane" mode. Does Tesla call it "Ludicrous" mode in other countries, or did the site just not do their research?

-Rod