Venturi and Ohio State University set new 341.4 mph electric car record

Venturi might be most extensively acknowledged for its costly, oddball electrical cars like the America SUV and Fetish sports cars, however it’s likewise known in some circles for pressing zero-emission powrertrain technology to the limits.

For instance, in 2010 Venturi achieved a record speed of 303 mph for a fuel cell vehicle. The company, in collaboration with Ohio State University, then followed it up that exact same year by clinching the electric car record, a speed of 307.7 miles per hour.

Venturi and Ohio State University have actually now smashed their previous record for an electric car, achieving 341.4 miles per hour on Utah’s famous Bonneville salt flats throughout back-to-back runs on Wednesday. Their vehicle, the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 (VBB-3), actually reached 358 mph at one point, though to attain the record back-to-back runs within the area of an hour are required. Supervising the run was the FIA, whose accreditation is still pending.

Once again, the man entrusted with hopping behind the wheel was Ohio-based test driver Roger Schroer. He was likewise behind the wheel of the VBB-2.5 which clinched the record in the year of 2010.

“I each time took pleasure in driving the vehicle and achieving this performance,” Schroer stated after the run. “I know we can go further.”

The VBB-3 is a purpose-built speed device including a carbon fiber and aluminum tub covered in a body of more carbon fiber. It’s the world’s most powerful electric vehicle due to a 3,000-horsepower output created by a set of electric motors. A motor is installed at each axle to supply all-wheel drive.

Powering the electrical motors are huge lithium iron phosphate batteries that weigh 1.6 tons. They are housed fore and aft of the cockpit. The combined weight of the VBB-3 is around 3.5 tons.

For Venturi, based in Monaco, the VBB program is helping develop high-performance electric automobile innovation, particularly in the area of electric motors. The company likewise has a group competing in the Formula E Championship.