Fastest electric cars 2013

Fastest electric cars #1 : ZEOD RC

Now Nissan has revealed its prototype Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car (ZEOD RC) that will debut at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans — and which the company claims is “the world’s fastest electric racing car” that can reach more than 186 mph.

But like Aston Martin’s hydrogen-powered Rapide, the ZEOD RC will also require gasoline to run, since current battery technology doesn’t offer the energy storage or fast-charging capability needed to complete 24 hours of racing in a pure electric car. Andy Palmer, executive vice president at Nissan, said that the driver would be able to switch between electric and gasoline operation on the fly.

Fastest electric cars #2 : Chevy S-10

The Chevrolet S-10 Electric was an American electric-powered vehicle built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors. It was introduced in 1997, updated in 1998, and then discontinued. It was an OEM BEV variant of Chevrolet‘s S-10 pickup truck which was solely powered by electricity, and was marketed primarily to utility fleet customers. This is the second fastest electric cars.

Efficiency of the fastest electric car:

Depending on the load and driving conditions the range can vary greatly: For the 1997 model with lead-acid battery pack, city range was 45.5 miles (73.2 km); the mixed city/highway range was 47 miles (76 km); the highway range was 60 miles (97 km) if operating constantly at 45 mph (72 km/h) or less. The acceleration time (0 to 50 mph) was listed as 13.5 seconds (at 50 percent battery charge – the published literature stated that acceleration time was “even less” when the truck had a full charge).

Like the EV1, the top speed of the S-10 EV was governed, albeit to 70 mph (113 km/h), 10 mph (16 km/h) less than its coupe sibling.

The performance is much better for the 1998 with the nickel–metal hydride battery, at ~90 miles range and an acceleration time of 10.9 seconds at 50% charge.

• 1998 GM S10 EV lead: 45 kW·h/100 miles (second in fastest electric cars), and 41 kW·h/100 miles (highway driving, with maximum speed 45 mph or less).
• 1998 GM S10 EV NiMh(second in fastest electric cars): 94 kW·h/100 miles (city driving), and 86 kW·h/100 miles (highway driving, with maximum speed 45 mph or less).

(Source: Model Year 1999 EPA Fuel Economy Guide)

Fastest electric cars #3 White Zombie

0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds.

A 1972 Datsun 1200 is the second fastest Electric vehicle in our list.

The cars is famous on the internet with the name of White Zombie(fastest electric cars).
White zombie has a  two 8 inch Advanced DC series wound motors that put out 250 hp (183 kw) –this is the same power as the Tesla Roadster.

With a torque of 772 ft/lb (1045 Nm) at the back wheels.

Looks are deceptive when it comes to this old two door Datsun – it can do 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds making it the third in the list of fastest electric cars.

Fastest electric cars #4 : Wrightspeed X1

0-60 mph in 3.07 seconds

The fourth  fastest electric car in our list is the Wrightspeed X1 is a one-off Ariel Atom heavily modified to use an all-electric powertrain. The Atom was chosen for its lightweight and efficient design. The electric motor and inverter are sourced from AC Propulsion, makers of the TZero concept car, while the batteries are low weight, high energy density lithium ion provided from A123 Systems. As with the Atom the transmission is a Honda unit, but stripped of its shifting mechanism and other parts to provide only the second gear speed, allowed by the wide speed and torque range available from the electric motor. This is fourth in the list of fastest cars in the world.

built by San Francisco-based New Zealand engineer Ian Wright, the X1 created a stir when it bested several sports cars in a drag race, including a Carrera GT (even with a rolling start, an advantage for the gas burning vehicles), all while being filmed by local news station KRON 4. Despite the impressive performance, the vehicle is intended only as a proof of concept. Future production is planned; however, according to the website, “… the production car will be quite different, since it will meet the safety standards, which the prototype does not. It will, however, be at least as quick as the prototype.”. Mr. Wright was an early employee of electric-car company Tesla Motors, but soon left to pursue his own ideas.

Fastest electric cars #5 : AC Propulsion tzero

0-60 in 3.6 seconds

The fifth fastest electric car in our list is the tzero is a handmade electric sports car that was produced in limited numbers by the U.S. company AC Propulsion. The tzero is based on the Piontek Sportech kit car, which consists of a fiberglass body built over a reinforced steel space frame with double wishbone independent suspension and rack and pinion steering. AC Propulsion added the AC-150 drivetrain, a single-speed electric system with an overall gear ratio of 9:1. Launched in January 1997, only three prototypes were built and plans for commercial production were dropped in mid-2003. The name comes from t0, the mathematical symbol for a starting point in time.

The original version of the roadster runs on 28 Optima Yellow Top Lead Acid batteries which produce 150 kW (200 horsepower) and 177 lbs·ft (240 N·m) of torque at 336 volts (this 28 * 12 V battery-equivalent) which rockets the 1040 kg car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.07 seconds. The single gear ratio limits the car’s maximum speed to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) at 12,000 rpm, although it is said that early prototypes fitted with multiple gear ratios could hit 155 miles per hour (249 km/h). Even with the single ratio, lead-acid models are capable of completing a quarter mile (400 m) drag race in 13.24 seconds. The expected range per charge of the tzero with the lead-acid batteries is 80 to 100 miles (130 to 160 km) as a result of consuming only 180 watt hours per mile (895 J/km) (DC) on the highway and due to regenerative braking. Within a single hour, the car can be charged from 0-95%. The base price of this version was to have been USD $80,000.

Fastest electric cars #6 : Tesla Roadster

0-60 time of 3.9 seconds.

The sixth fastest electric car in our list is the Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors in California between 2008 and 2012. The Roadster was the first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production for sale in the United States in recent times.

Since 2008 Tesla had sold more than 2,400 Roadsters in 31 countries through September 2012, and most of the remaining Tesla Roadsters were sold in Europe and Asia during the fourth quarter of 2012. Tesla began producing right-hand-drive Roadsters in early 2010.[6] The Roadster has a base price of US$109,000 in the United States, GB£86,950 in the United Kingdom, A$191,888 in Australia, and €84,000 in continental Europe. As an electric vehicle, the Roadster also qualifies for several government incentives in many nations.