Not very long ago supercar and electric were no words that just didn’t mix but since Tesla came along this has changed. The Shelby Aero Ev is another example of this, it is now the world’s fastest electric car.
The Aero Ev All-Electric Scalable Powertrain (AESP) is able to produce 1,000 horsepower and 800 lb-ft of torque that rips the Aero EV through 0 to 60 in just 2.5 seconds at a 208mph top speed. If you compare that to Tesla’s Roadster, 0-60 takes 3.9 seconds (or 3.7 for the 2009 sport model).
Better yet, the 150-220 mile battery can be refilled in just 10 minutes (Tesla takes 3.5 hours) from a 220V service thanks to what SSC calls its “Charge on the Run” onboard charging system…
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[via Geeky-Gadgets, Engadget]
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I have designed both stacked flywheel powered and nuclear powered cars that would use twin 1000-horse motors that may be able to exceed 300 mph. With flywheels, at LeMans you would slide the primary flywheels out on the rack and replace them with fully respun flywheels in less than three minutes. At 200 mph the range might be 200-400 miles.
I have designed stacked flywheel-powered and injection reactor-powered electrics that would use twin 1000-horse motors that should exceed 300 mph. With flywheels, at a race it would take maybe two or three minutes to slide out the rack with the primary flywheels and replace the rack with one that has fully respun flywheels. The range might be over 200 miles at 200 mph.