Toyota TMG P001 EV: Electric record lap at the Nurburgring

Toyota has set a new lap record for electric cars on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. In the used vehicle, it was a by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) TMG EV built racing prototype called P001. Jochen Krumbach drivers needed for the circulation of the 20.8 kilometer race 7:47,794 minutes. The previous record for battery electric vehicles stood at 9:01,338 minutes and was the end of April 2011 in a Peugeot EX1 placed.Power is provided in the TMG EV P001 two electric motors. They put together provides a torque of 800 Newton meters and pay a total of 280 kilowatts, that is 375 hp. The prototype reached a top speed of 260 km / h. From zero to 100 km / h the electric runabout accelerates in 3.9 seconds. The power for the motors comes from a 350-pound lithium ceramic battery that operates at a voltage of 520 Volts and saves 41.5 kilowatt hours. Toyota weighs a total of 970 kg Renner, 4.19 meters long, 1.79 meters wide and only 1.07 meters high. The powertrain is capable of record-breaking prototype for future, according to Toyota Motorsport series. TMG will start as early as next year, the commercial production of the drive system. It should be further developed and adapted to different chassis solutions.