Thought this was a really cool car.

FTA: "...the electric race car concept pushes 1,475 lb-ft of torque up to 100 mph then drops it to 590 lb-ft for high-speed traction" - WOW


Check it out:
http://gas2.org/2009/05/27/greengts-...y-for-le-mans/



-Bink

 

Paint that black and you got a pretty good looking batmobile.

 

awesome!

 

Yea that looks sick

 

Wow that things looks awesome...now they need to make a fast sports car under $40k...think Tesla but cheaper and faster...I'd buy one.

 

That article needs more info. How do solar panels manage to manage to generate enough power to keep the car running for that long? I didn't know that solar panels could generate that much power that quickly. I'm guessing that the article is misleading and the solar panel chargers are trackside and they'll be spending all day swapping out batteries every few laps.

 

seems strange and not possible to me too. also, why limit the torque at speed when you're generating max downforce? seems backwards and slow. my 3k+lb. evo with a much worse power to weight ratio makes it to 62 in about the same time.

 

Even more amazing its designed by students.

 

I'm wondering about the solar panels also. I used to work at a place that sold them, and i'm assuming these aren't the same, but, has anyone else ever lifted (or tried to) a solar panel? They are heavy as ****. Not sure they could ever have

a.) enough panels on that car to power it continuously
b.) meet their claimed weight if they did

And that thing has got to produce a **** ton of heat

 

to complete the 24 hrs at lemans it would take a month, 2 laps driving and then a few days recharging


Like when Top Gear reviewed the Tesla Roadster. They say it will drive 250 miles even when driven "spiritedly" but Clarksen found out that the car stopped after 67 miles of thrashing.

 

I'm pretty sure that the solar panels aren't on the car, but will instead be located trackside. Looking at the pics, there's obviously no panels on the car, it's all painted white.

 

"the electric race car concept pushes 1,475 lb-ft of torque up to 100 mph then drops it to 590 lb-ft for high-speed traction" huh?? isn't that completely backwards?

Wouldn't you want less pwr at low mph for traction issues?