The Eternal Cycle: Speed Fights With Volts And WattsSpeed records with electric vehicles tumble every year, and even with volts and watts it is getting faster and faster. Although this data is not usable, as the record-breaking vehicles have little in common with today's electric production vehicles, the races nevertheless help to improve components, motors and batteries and ... above all, they also give the electric vehicle the flair of speed, the emotions that come from the gut, which we in the world of automobiles, especially when they are environmentally friendly now, always need. That was already the case before!The first automobile to break through the dreaded speed of 100 km/h was an electric vehicle. And this already in 1899!…28 March 2020 / V. Christian Manz
120 Years Ago: The First Car Reaches 100 Km/h - An Electric CarOn April 29, the Belgian Camille Jenatzy presented himself again on the track of Achères in France to beat the speed record in his car, the…29 March 2019
Electric Vehicle History - It Is Time To Write The TruthWe are now completely involved in a new electric era, it seems to be the definitive attempt for a new environmental way to drive cars, trucks and…14 November 2018
Electric Car Exceeds 100 Km/h In 1899This record reached in November 1899 by the Belgian Camille Jenatzy was held for three years, before it was broken by another ecological car, a steam car. The gasoline car still took many months until it could compete with the other propulsions.The doctors and the priests did not come to a clear…23 July 2016 / V. Christian Manz
Venturi VBB-3 Will Be Back To Achieve New Electric RecordThe Venturi VBB-3 will be back on the Salt Flats this summer to archieve a nez electric world's speed record this August. With 3,000 HP, the 3rd…13 July 2015
Drayson Racing Announce New Word Electric Land Speed Recordwith an electric prototype equipped with Michelin tyresDrayson Racing is proud to announce that it has set a new World Electric Land Speed Record…26 June 2013
Die Geschichte Der Elektroautosenglish translation see above Nikolaus August Otto, Erfinder des Viertakt-Gasmotors, war schon 1899 davon überzeugt, dass der Elektroantrieb seine Erfindung eines Tages ergänzen würde. "Es handelt sich dabei um etwas ganz Grosses", sagte er. Jetzt soll es also soweit sein, doch es ist schon der siebte Versuch, Elektrowagen in Serie zu produzieren. Vielleicht klappt es nun - 134 Jahre nachdem das erste komplett fahrbereite Elektrodreirad von Gustave Trouvé auf der Elektrik-Messe in Paris stand. Im Jahr 2015 werden mit etwa einer Million Einheiten mehr Elektroautos am Strassenverkehr weltweit teilnehmen als je zuvor.Der erste Versuch Die Ausgangslage war für alle Kontrahenten…00 00 0000 / V. Christian Manz
Venturi VBB-3With new VBB-3 the Venturi/Buckeye Bullet Team like to pass 500 km/h.On August 2013 the Venturi/Buckeye Bullet Team with driver Roger Schroer will attempt to beat its own world speed record for an electric vehicle reaching 515 km/h in the new Venturi VBB3. The attempt will take place at Salt Flats, Bonneville (Utah – USA), a legendary meeting-place for fanatical speed freaks and gentlemen drivers, a land where records have been set and broken since 1914.A new 3000hp electric vehicle is in process under the direction of the Venturi research department, in partnership with the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (USA). In august 2014, the Venturi VBB-3 evolutions…00 00 0000 / V. Christian Manz
