Le Mans Electric Racing Car Designed by Thomas Klave for GreenGT

The Swiss manufacturer of environmentally friendly vehicles GreenGT disclosed details of its prototype electric racing car.

According to chief engineer GreenGT, Christopher Schwartz, the studio design GreenGT going to release a prototype sports racing electric to participate in the Le Mans race in 2011, which in future will be a road supercars. The car also will retain its ability to track the race, because the only difference between track and road versions will be in your engine block

GreenGT Le Mans Prototype was created by Thomas Klave, a young French designer of the ISD Valencienne Design School.

The basis of the future car - light and strong carbon chassis that meets the specifications of FIA. Fiberglass is mounted on the chassis of the body, a special racing suspension system, aluminum brake carriage with ventilated steel brake discs and Brembo lightweight OZ wheels of magnesium alloy. Also in the car will have a special electronic control system.

As the propulsion system used a pair of 100-killovatnyh electric motors with water cooling, associated with differential zapatentovanoy GreenGT box. Their energy the car will also draw from flexible photovoltaic solar panels and two lithium-ion battery capacity of 30-killovat.

With a weight of 860 kg avtombil output from 350 to 400 hp maximum power and 2000! Nm maximum torque (yes, the electric motors) at 11,000 revolutions per minute. Maximum speed will be 275 km / h.