A group of students in Switzerland have built a small and lightweight EV, which posted a 0-100 km\/h time of under 1 second.<\/p>\n
The purpose-built EV accelerated from 0-100 km\/h in 0.956 seconds, claiming a new Guinness World Record in the process. The previous record was 1.461 seconds, set by another team of students in Germany last September.<\/p>\n
The record-setting EV is called ‘Mythen’ and was driven by Kate Maggetti on a test track in Duebendort, Switzerland. Reports also state that the EV was able to complete the 0-100 km\/h sprint in just 40 feet, which suggests Maggetti experienced an average of 2.96Gs over the course of the run.<\/p>\n
Talking about the EV itself, the car is built using a carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb structure, allowing it to tip the scale at just 309 pounds (140 kg). The EV uses four hub-mounted electric motors producing a combined power output of 322 BHP. Traction is via a rear wing and what the team describes as “a vacuum cleaner that holds the car to the ground by suction”.<\/p>\n
The Swiss student team stated, “Now the world record is back in Swiss hands, and the ETH Zurich students are confident they will not relinquish it again anytime soon.”<\/p>\n