University of Stuttgart engineering students set yet another world record in the Formula Student competition.
Since 2010, students from various European universities have run their electric single-seaters in the Formula Student. A competition that aims to promote the realization of real projects for the development of electric vehicles.
As far as single-seaters are concerned, we are talking about cars equipped with 4 electric motors, lightweight and refined aerodynamics.
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The teams cover different branches of engineering but not only that, cost control and resource management are as crucial as winning endurance races.
Stuttgart Engineering University already held a Guinness world record for Formula Student in 2012, with a time from 0 to 100km/h in just 2.68s. Shortly thereafter, the Zurich University of Engineering claimed a new record with a time of 1.785sec from 0 to 100km/h.
The German students that make up the Green Team, did not give up and set a new world record for the Guinness, with a fantastic time of 1.779s from 0 to 100km/h, with their single seater equipped with 4 25kW electric motors , it's 136 horsepower for just 165kg of weight in a car with a power-to-weight ratio of 1.2kg/hp and a top speed of 130km/h.
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