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June 23, 2016

Electric race car sets an acceleration world record

by Larra Morris

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Swiss students have shattered the world record for EV acceleration with an experimental race car, Grimsel, that reached 62MPH in 1.513 seconds — over two tenths of a second sooner than the previous best. For context, the 1,480HP Bugatti Chiron hits that speed somewhere under 2.5 seconds.
via Engadget

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Image: ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella

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