{"id":900,"date":"2023-09-15T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T02:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/?p=900"},"modified":"2023-09-15T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T02:23:00","slug":"worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0-96-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/nn\/2023\/09\/15\/worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0-96-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s quickest electric vehicle does 0-100 km\/h in 0.96 seconds."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A team of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences has developed the world&#8217;s fastest EV, called\u00a0Mythen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story by JAMES GILBOY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/author\/james-gilboy\">View James Gilboy&#8217;s Articles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Swiss racing team has blown the zero-to-60 mph record for electric vehicles out of the water. It knocked more than four tenths off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/new-world-record-for-ev-0-62-mph-is-1-416-seconds\">the previous record holder&#8217;s effort<\/a>\u00a0to bring the time-to-beat under one second, or 0.956 seconds to be exact. Better yet, its record run was filmed from on board\u2014and it&#8217;s over before you even realize what&#8217;s happening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/nn\/2023\/09\/15\/worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0-96-seconds\/worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0-96-seconds-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds-2.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"World\u2019s quickest electric vehicle does 0-100 km h in 0.96 seconds -2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds-2.webp?fit=640%2C427&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds-2.jpg?resize=447%2C298&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds-2.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds-2.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds-2.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/nn\/2023\/09\/15\/worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0-96-seconds\/worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0-96-seconds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"World\u2019s quickest electric vehicle does 0-100 km h in 0.96 seconds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds.webp?fit=640%2C427&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds.jpg?resize=444%2C296&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evvtoltechnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Worlds-quickest-electric-vehicle-does-0-100-km-h-in-0.96-seconds.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"New World Record \u2013 from 0 to 100 km\/h in 0.956 seconds\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvoFemftA34\" width=\"739\" height=\"416\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The record was set by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amzracing.ch\/en\">AMZ Racing<\/a>, using a car it calls Mythen WR. It&#8217;s a modified version of the team&#8217;s 2019 Formula Student car, the European equivalent of Formula SAE. Already built as a barebones, ultra-light open-wheel racing vehicle, it was the perfect candidate for a lightening program to take on the EV acceleration record.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, AMZ removed the car&#8217;s rear wing to optimize its aerodynamic profile. It also upgraded the original drivetrain of four 49-horsepower electric motors to top out at 322 hp, using motors and inverters of proprietary design. The top speed is only 77 mph, but that&#8217;s not important when you&#8217;re not aiming for that in the first place. Besides, 322 hp was more than enough to cut the car&#8217;s zero-to-60 time in\u00a0<em>half<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In a filmed acceleration test, the Mythen WR went from a standstill to 62 mph (or 100 kmh) in just 0.956 seconds, reaching that speed in just 40 feet and 1.9 inches. Peak acceleration topped out at 3.81 G, which isn&#8217;t quite as vicious as an F1 car&#8217;s cornering potential, but considerably more than they manage under acceleration.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Mythen WR&#8217;s record is for EVs, not cars overall, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/accelerator\/37385\/tony-stewart-and-nhra-top-fuel-racer-leah-pruett-are-officially-a-couple\">Top Fuel<\/a>\u00a0dragsters outstrip this build in every metric. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhra.com\/news\/2021\/how-many-g-s-does-modern-11-000-hp-top-fuel-dragster-pull\">NHRA<\/a>\u00a0says Top Fuel cars peak at five G of acceleration, while they&#8217;ve also been recorded pulling zero-to-60 in under half a second\u2014supposedly, they&#8217;ll reach that speed before even fully crossing the start line. The weight of lithium-ion batteries makes it unlikely that we&#8217;ll ever see that performance from an EV, but there&#8217;s no telling what the future will bring. Should\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/toyotas-planned-solid-state-batteries-to-provide-900-miles-of-range\">solid-state batteries<\/a>\u00a0pan out, we can expect the record to fall even further.<\/p>\n<p><em>Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: james@thedrive.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, and the 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