Watch this tiny EV Formula car set a 1.46-second 0-62-mph world record.
GreenTeam Uni Stuttgart was able to achieve a sprint from zero to 100 km/h in just 1.461 seconds, making it the quickest-accelerating electric car on the planet, as sanctioned by Guinness.
Founded in 2009, the team has been developing an electric Formula Student for over a decade. Its car is all-wheel drive and made mostly from carbon fiber. According to, it also has in-house-developed wheel hub motors, an air-cooled battery, and 3D-printed hubs. In addition to the world record, the car took home two wins at events across Europe during the 2020/2021 Formula Student season, enough to earn it a first-place finish in the series.
Video from the run shows the car doing a burnout for each axle before performing an exceedingly short and undramatic run to 62 mph, solidifying itself in the record books. If electric cars of the future promise this type of acceleration, we're all for it. Road & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.
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