http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3434446/Forget-Tesla-s-insane-mode-electric-bullet-car-set-reach-370mph.html Forget Tesla's insane mode: Electric 'bullet car' set to reach 370mph in latest record-breaking attempt 5 February 2016 CHEYENNE MACDONALD
[image http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/06/00/30EC496E00000578-0-image-a-65_1454718638153.jpg This vehicle is the most powerful electric car in the world, and can hit speeds as high as 372 miles-per-hour. The team is hoping to take it for a record-breaking run this summer http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/06/00/30EC497A00000578-0-image-a-64_1454718638009.jpg Student engineers at the Ohio State University's Center for Automotive Research (CAR) have examined every part of the 12-meter electric car, including an expanse of cables that totals nearly 3.5 miles. It is 12 meters long, and contains 2,000 cells within eight battery packs ] At Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, a new arrival is gearing up to break records on the legendary speedway VBB-3 is latest model by Venturi Automobiles and Ohio State engineers, who set 307mph land record in 2010 Electric vehicle has 3,000 horsepower, and will try to become world's fastest car by hitting speeds of 372 mph Inside, the 12-meter car has cables that total 3.5 miles, and contains 2,000 cells inside of eight battery packs The VBB-3 is the collaborative project of Venturi Automobiles and student engineers at Ohio State University, and it boasts nearly 3,000 horsepower. This vehicle is the most powerful electric car in the world, and can hit speeds as high as 372 miles-per-hour. The team is hoping to take it for a record-breaking run this summer. It can go from 0 to 60 in just two seconds. This compares to Tesla's 'Insane Mode' on its Model S electric cars that goes from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds. At Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, a new arrival is gearing up to break records on the legendary speedway. The VBB-3 is the collaborative project of Venturi Automobiles and student engineers at Ohio State University, and it boasts nearly 3,000 horsepower ... In 2010, the Venturi team set a world landspeed record with an earlier model, the [VBB-2.5], reaching 307 mph. [© dailymail.co.uk] [dated] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Venturi-Antarctica-5seat-EV-for-clean-samples-r-20km-20kph-tp4675020.html EVLN: Venturi Antarctica 5seat EV for clean samples r:20km@20kph Apr 20, 2015 ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Venturi-VBB-3-is-world-s-most-powerful-EV-with-3000hp-motor-tp4665585.html EVLN: Venturi VBB-3 is world's most powerful EV with 3000hp motor Oct 05, 2013 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Venturi-OSU-VBB-3-Electric-Racer-targets-372mph-record-0-60mph-2s-tp4680395.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
