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Drayson Racing Sets New Lightweight Electric-Car Speed Record: 204 MPH

Green Car Reports

It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport. At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

Green Car Congress

(This is a P3 hybrid configuration.). An electric actuator switches to the 2 nd gear by approx. 87 mph, when the maximum speed of the electric motor would be reached at approx. Electric power always available. In its basic configuration, the performance hybrid is rear-wheel drive. 13,500 rpm.

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Mercedes-AMG’s first performance hybrid entering series production

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liter V8 biturbo engine and electric motor generates a system output of 620 kW (831 hp) and a maximum system torque of more than 1,400 N·m (1,033 lb-ft). 0 - 60 mph) takes 2.9 seconds, and 200 km/h (125 mph) is reached in less than ten seconds. Acceleration only ends at 316 km/h) (196 mph). 30 km/h (18 mph).

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