Rimac, the Croatian manufacturer of electric supercars, has officially established top speed record for an electric vehicle with an impressive 412 km/h, which is a difference of 146 km / h in relation to the maximum speed recorded by Tesla. Model S Plaid.
And while there is no hype or cardboard in the record, it is true that the Rimac Nevera is a two-seater supercar. $2.1 million and the Model S Plaid is a family car. a five-seater costs about 120,000 euros.
Rimac took the Nevera to the Papenburg car proving ground in Germany for top speed testing. The track consists of long and fast turns that lead to two 4 km straights.making it one of the few places in the world that is safe for this type of testing.
installed GPS-based Racelogic V-Box measuring device to check results. Since car sensors usually fail for a few more kilometers per hour (so as not to get a ticket for 120 km / h).
Nearly 2000 CVs of pure sport
The refrigerator has never lacked power; its kinematic chain four engines produce about 1,914 hp. and 2,360 Nm of torque, making its sticky Michelin tires a very limiting factor to acceleration. This is a sports car with all the laws.
A common electrical problem for racing at high speeds is transmission. Most electric vehicles, including the refrigerator, are single speed. Optimized to be fast on the starting line so they fail at very high speeds.
speed reachedTo give you an idea is one third speed of sound, so you can take it for granted that accelerating a car to that speed must be impressive and very tiring (due to the g-forces supported).
Don’t try this with your own refrigerator: road cars have a speed limit of 352 km/h, and Rimac will only accelerate the car at special customer events.”with the support of the Rimac team and under controlled conditions“.
The Nevera’s 412 km/h is surprisingly close to the speed record for a production car currently owned by Shelby Supercars in the US. Tesla He will have to try to get back on the right track.
Source: Computer Hoy
