Forget Tesla ‘D’ – This Is The Fastest Electric Car In The World

When we think of electric cars, probably the first thing that comes to mind is the Chevrolet Volt, which is smooth running but needs frequent recharging. Plus it’s no speed demon.
But if you think electric cars still deserve consideration, take a look at the ‘Grimsel,’ the creation of the technical schools ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. On Nov. 3 the studentsput the spurs to the car and got it to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) in 1.785 seconds, using less than 30 meters of track.
That’s nearly twice as fast as Tesla’s fleet Model S P85D. And it’s record-breaking.
One of the 30 students from the two schools, all members of the formula Student team at the Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ), had the Grimsel roaring down a runway at the military airfield in Duebendorf to beat the old record of 0-to-100 kph in 2.134 seconds that had been held by an electric car built by the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology.
The new record is awaiting ratification by the Guinness Book of World Records.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 11/07/2014.